Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"You can't tell the people at Robinson Helicopter that trade isn't good. When 70% of that which you manufacture gets sold somewhere else other than the United States, they ought to have a sign walking in here and say, 'Trade is not only good, it is great; and we want the federal government to make it easier for us to sell products.'"

Source: President George W. Bush, speaking Wednesday at the Torrance, CA headquarters for Robinson Helicopters. The stop was the first on a three-day jaunt, in which the President aims to promote the agenda he presented in Monday's State of the Union address -- the last of Bush's presidency. In his speech, Bush promoted three trade pacts currently stalled in Congress -- agreements with Panama, South Korea, and Colombia.

FMI: www.whitehouse.gov, www.robinsonheli.com