Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Ohio for allowing me to speak, for suggesting I speak next, which was my understanding I would be able to do. We have good people on both sides of this issue, but Senator Brown is an advocate, and I think he has made some good points with regard to the questions facing America. Our colleagues earlier said this is a trade deal done right. Well, in a way that seems to say: don't pay attention to previous trade deals that haven't done so well. We have a number of people who live in the business world, who trade internationally regularly, and they say this is not a good trade deal, and it will not work. We also hear it said frequently that we want increased wages for Americans by everybody on both sides of this issue. But the proponents of the legislation--if you watch carefully what they have been saying--they are only saying it will only increase wages in export industries, not across the economy. And we know that in this Nation our exports amount to only 13 percent of GDP, which is the lowest in the developed world. We don't have a lot of exports. Perhaps, if we export more, maybe wages will go up a little bit, but if we import more in other industries in the 87 percent, we might see a decline in wages and jobs. So what are the facts?…”