Political Quotes

“as we debate in this Chamber today, I believe a vast majority of the American people are angry. And why are they angry? They are angry because over the last 3 years, since President Bush came into office, this country has lost approximately 3 million jobs. I believe the people in this country are skeptical. Why are they skeptical? Because there is a disconnect between what so many of us say and what we do, a disconnect between rhetoric and reality. We talk about how these trade deals will result in additional exports and conveniently forget to talk about the imports that will flood our markets as a result of what we do in this Chamber. The American people are puzzled. They are puzzled because they think we are United States Representatives, that our first obligation ought to be to the American people, to the American worker, the American company, the American community; and yet we hear so much talk about what this will do to help the citizens of Singapore or Chile. Well, you know, I am concerned about those citizens; but our first obligation is right here at home. This agreement will result in jobs being sent out of the country and workers being brought into the country. Under this agreement, 5,400 workers from Singapore can come into this country every year, every year, with a visa that will be forever renewable.”