Political Quotes

“I come today to visit on the floor of the Senate because since last November the President has been trying to convince the American people that he has a plan to restart our economy. He was in North Carolina yesterday with his council to talk about issues. To me, the President's approach has left a lot to be desired. If the White House created as many jobs as it creates speeches, things would be a lot better. The President's empty words are not filling the pockets of American citizens. The President has been given a new chance to show his commitment to economic growth, and that is the chance he has recently had to nominate a Secretary of Commerce for the United States. When I think about the Commerce Department, it is a department with a job, in terms of American businesses, to make those businesses more innovative at home and more competitive overseas. Well, the mission of the Commerce Department states that it ``promotes job creation, economic growth, sustainable development and improved standards of living for all Americans.'' So at a time of economic crisis such as the one we have now, a nominee who can fulfill that mission, that very mission--of promoting job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, and improved standards of living for all Americans, that very mission--is needed more than ever.…”