Political Quotes

“the fact is that we do represent common areas of our Nation, areas where there has been strong manufacturing in the past and where people are now losing their jobs and where there is great distress. Sometimes I wonder how long the American people are going to be willing to put up with us as they watch what is happening. It seems that the decisions that we make in this Chamber so often favor other countries and other peoples rather than our own country and our own people. It really bothers me that we would make decisions in this Chamber that would put the American worker at a disadvantage to workers elsewhere in this world. That really troubles me, and I am wondering how long the American people are going to put up with it. Now, we are going to be facing a decision rather soon and the pressure is building here in Washington, D.C., the lobbying is taking place, the administration is sending people up here to try to twist arms and to convince people that they need to support this Fast Track authority. And we are going to be making a decision, and it is my hope that as the American people observe what is happening, that they will let their voices be heard. And how can they do that? Well, the old-fashioned way. They can call their representatives. They can send e-mails. They can send letters. They may arrive 2 or 3 weeks late, given the current circumstances.…”