Political Quotes

“I have come to the floor to address a very important choice for this Senate and, frankly, for President-Elect Trump. The time is now for Donald Trump to take a stand in support of American workers by calling on Republican leadership in Congress to support strong ``Buy American'' requirements in the Water Resources Development Act, also known as the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act. Just 1 week ago in Cincinnati, OH, President-Elect Trump said his infrastructure plan would follow two simple rules: ``Buy American and hire American.'' I support that position, strongly, but unfortunately the Republican establishment in Washington didn't hear him. They have removed my ``Buy American'' standard from this very important water infrastructure legislation, and Trump Tower has gone silent on this topic since last Thursday. I believe the iron and steel used in water infrastructure projects should be made in America and that taxpayer dollars should go to support American jobs and manufacturers, not be spent on Chinese or Russian iron and steel. My provision to require this was included in the version of the bill that passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support on a vote of 95 to 3. However, Speaker Ryan and House Republicans removed this ``Buy American'' reform from the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act, and there hasn't been a peep or a tweet from President-Elect Trump.…”