Political Quotes

“I thank the ranking member of the Transportation Committee, and I thank him for his leadership. Many Members have firsthand experience in addressing some of the angst of our constituents, whether it's in West Virginia or in the State of Texas, California, Ohio, maybe even Utah. We recognize that we have an obligation as part of the international family to engage in trade. That it's part of the economic fabric of this construct in which we work together. But Mr. Rahall's motion is both instructive and vital. For those who have had the opportunity to receive most recently Federal transportation dollars, the city of Houston has waited a mighty long time. But in the course of doing that, unfortunately, over two decades of trying to secure funding for a light rail project, we have seen the steel industry in America decimated. The story of the San Francisco bridge is not only tragic, it is with great sadness that one would lose jobs and opportunities because of the way that particular project was bid. It is no insult to China for America to stand up and demand that we Buy American. It is no insult to our other allies for, Mr. Speaker, that is what everyone does. This motion creates an even playing field in a new world matrix where every man and every woman on the international field of trade is for themselves. Let me tell you the story of dealing with Federal funding. I've made every effort to press for the building of railcars. We don't make railcars.…”