Marilyn Strickland: “I sat in the living room of one of my constituents not long ago and he looked at the television and he said…”

“I sat in the living room of one of my constituents not long ago and he looked at the television and he said, ``Congressman, I would be willing to pay $50 more or $100 more for a TV if I could buy one that was manufactured in America by my neighbors.'' That is what is happening to us. Are consumers getting cheaper goods? Well, I suppose they are. At what cost? What is happening to this country, and I just urge my colleagues to look at the record and to reject these agreements.”