Honorable Arlen Specter
United States Senator, Pennsylvania, Democrat
Senator Specter was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1980. He serves on the Senate Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, Judiciary, Veterans’ Affairs, and Aging committees. The following is excerpted from a June 2, 2009, statement by Senator Specter before a hearing of the U.S. International Trade Commission on the matter of "Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From China."I have been before this Commission on many occasions during my tenure in the United States Senate, but never at a time when jobs in the United States have been under such a heavy threat and so many…
