Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, there has been a lot of rhetoric today about creating American jobs and having American businesses thrive. Let's read something that was slipped into this bill, a prohibition: No person may possess, acquire, receive, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase any American mink. What a sneak attack on people who create jobs and create goods for America. These people are good stewards, good stewards of the land, and they are also terrific at animal husbandry. This is a sneak attack on them, trying to drive them out of business. There is one question here: When is the hostility to the producers of America--the people who grow our food, clothe our people, and produce our energy--going to end by the other side of the aisle?”