Political Quotes

“last night NBC's Dateline did its most recent expose on a Chinese corporation called NORINCO that is flooding the American market with guns, toys, and other products--all to the direct benefit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. American consumers are unknowingly lining the coffers of the butchers of Beijing through military front companies like NORINCO that are selling guns, rugs, toilet seats, and toys to Kmart, Walmart, and Home Depot. I applaud NBC and the AFL-CIO for bringing this to the attention of the American public and urge Members to sign my letters to the board chairmen of Kmart and Home Depot, asking them to halt immediately their trade with the Chinese military. I respect those on the other side of the MFN question who say that trade will eventually bring liberty--but trade that directly empowers the same military that attacked thousands of prodemocracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square clearly hinders democratic progress in China and should be stopped immediately. At some point, we must say ``no'' to cheap labor that both hurts American jobs and strengthens the hand of repression in China. In this case, the question is clear. Say no to funding the Chinese military and sign my letters to Kmart and Home Depot.”