Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The fundamental purpose of H.R. 1904 is to make copper in the United States and to create thousands of American jobs. This amendment is purposefully written to make this mine impossible by mandating conditions that can't be achieved. As a result of that, if this were to pass, the 500 people currently employed on the project would lose their jobs, and the 3,700 total jobs that would be created would never materialize. The lead sponsor of this amendment has fought this proposed mine for years. Listen, I respect his position, but this amendment isn't written to improve the bill; it's intended to kill the mine. It is simply an amendment in wolf's clothing. This amendment dictates specific mandates on business operations, Mr. Chairman, that are unrealistic, unprecedented, and unworkable. Let me give you an example. It mandates the precise town in which the mine operations center must be located. The Federal Government should not be dictating where and only where a company is allowed to conduct its private business. If you take this to the logical extreme, what's next? Will House Democrats push a new law to require Apple to move from Cupertino to--where?-- Detroit? How ironic that when a company that is investing hundreds of millions of its private dollars in Arizona to create thousands of American jobs that Democrats in the District of Columbia want to dictate where to operate its business.…”