I think the fact that the industry committee has come together as a whole shows how important these issues are, how urgent they are, and how we can work together for solutions. I agree with Mr. Lazar we have to realize that at the end of the day it's up to business to make the investments and to compete to make the choices about how they're going to do business and about the market, to put in place a business environment that's not only going to respond to the short-term pressures of the dollar, but enable companies to invest more in the new technology, product innovation, and the skills development that are required to go further. If anything, the problems with the dollar just show how important and urgent it is to start these investments today and to make sure we have the right policies in place now.
On December 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.