Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a few observations about the colloquy that has occurred. No. 1, we had two friends of ours from the Democratic side of the aisle who spoke energetically in support of this nomination, but I found it striking that our Democratic friends had nothing to say to the union members who are faced with the risk of losing their jobs. Senate Democrats often portray themselves as friends of organized labor, friends of union members. Yet it was striking that when they came to the floor, they had no answer to union members in Philadelphia being told they are at risk of being unemployed because of a broken regulatory system. Instead, it is a conservative Republican Texan who is fighting for the jobs of those union members. I would also note that my efforts in this are not alone. Indeed, in December, I brought 12 Senators--12 Members of this body--to the White House to meet with the President, working to find a solution to this problem. Those Senators included Senator Cornyn, Senator Cassidy, Senator Kennedy, Senator Enzi, Senator Barrasso, Senator Lee, Senator Toomey, Senator Inhofe, and Senator Lankford. Those are Senators from a wide geographic array, all facing significant job losses, potentially, and all interested in a positive solution to this problem.…”