Jesse Helms Quotes
I do not intend to allow the Senate to rubber-stamp the president's plan to reward the Chinese Communists.
Helms, Jesse. Statement on China Trade Bill, 2000. Quoted in Link, William A. Righteous Warrior: Jesse Helms and the Rise of Modern Conservatism. St. Martin's Press, 2008.
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. was an American journalist, media executive, and politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001 he had a major voice in foreign policy. Helms helped organize and fund the conservative resurgence in the 1970s, focusing on Ronald Reagan's quest for the White House as well as helping many local and regional candidates.