Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished gentleman from Florida. Mr. Speaker, the underlying resolution has to do with a balanced budget amendment, which most Americans might say ``yea'' to, but this is a deja vu because we debated this so many years ago, and it was found that a balanced budget amendment for the Federal Government will not work with all of the restraints and necessities of serving the American people. But Mr. Critz's bill and the idea of correcting the currency manipulation of China will work. It will create jobs. The World Trade Organization cannot help. All the negotiations with China will not help. I would love for them to stand up and be counted in the world family so that we can continue to churn the economy, which all of us would benefit from. But as the euro crumbles and possibly the dollar will step in--I opposed the euro many years ago--we've got to get a currency that responds to all of us. Decent pay for a decent day's work--that does not happen when you have a manipulation of product cost so that some products are so much cheaper than the ones made by Americans. We are not envious, and we are not jealous, but this resolution or Mr. Critz's bipartisan effort can move forward if we vote ``no'' on the previous question, and then we can begin to help create jobs.…”