Political Quotes

“I want to say a word about this debate today. In my judgment, it has been one of the most thoughtful, substantive debates that I have witnessed in this Chamber, and I think the reason for it is it is not based upon being a liberal or conservative or Republican or Democrat; but it is an attempt to deal with a serious matter, and I think there are people of differing opinions who want to do the right thing and are trying to do the right thing. I intend to vote for this bill. But one of the concerns that I have had and one of the concerns that has been expressed here today is that we simply do not want to deprive work from being undertaken in our prisons and then allow that work to be performed outside of our country. This amendment is very simple. It just simply says under those circumstances where the Federal Bureau of Prisons is permitted to bid on a procurement activity, those competing private bidders must provide whatever goods and services they are seeking to provide which are manufactured within the United States of America. I think that will solve a lot of concerns that many of us have.”