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“RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR TAA BENEFITS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1547-E1548 on Aug. 10, 2010.
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RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR TAA BENEFITS
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HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY
of pennsylvania
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to provide tangible evidence of the need to rethink the failed trade policies of the past. Bad trade deals result in job losses here at home, as companies decide to outsource to countries that pay their workers mere dollars a day and force them to work in factories with little or no labor or environmental standards.
Bad trade deals are a disaster for the American way of life. As a result of bad trade deals, companies that keep jobs in America get penalized for paying their workers a fair wage and showing concern for their workers' health. Most importantly, bad trade deals hurt the American worker, depriving him of much-needed jobs in an already tough economy.
You need to see nothing more than the list of successful TAA petitions in my district alone to know that these trade policies aren't working. I submit for the record a list compiled by CRS of approved TAA petitions from October 1, 2001, through March 3, 2009.
Madam Speaker, we must rethink the trade policies of the past and do everything we can to protect the American manufacturer and encourage investment in American industry.
TABLE I.--PETITIONS CERTIFIED UNDER THE TAA FOR WORKERS PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA'S 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FROM OCTOBER I, 2001, THROUGH MARCH 3, 2009
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Estimated number
Date of TAA of workers
Petition No. Company name City petition decision covered by the Products
certification
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63199............. Air Products and Morrisville...... April 30, 2008... 96 Specialty Gases
Chemicals, Inc.
62864............. Ametek, Inc...... Sellersville..... April 18, 2008... n/a Electrical and
Mechanical
Reels
61036............. Jones Apparel Bristol.......... July 13, 2007.... 268 Patterns and
Group, Inc.. Samples for
Women's Apparel
61103............. Delbar Products, Perkasie......... March 22, 2007... 27 Metal Outside
Inc.. Rearview
Mirrors
59127............. Cridge, Inc...... Fallsington...... May 24, 2006..... 95 Ceramic and
Porcelain Gift
Items
58084............. Draeger Medical, Telford.......... October 31, 2005. 90 Anesthesia
Inc.. Equipment
57199............. Ametek........... Sellersville..... June 24, 2005.... 50 Component Parts
for Compressors
55001............. Newtech PA....... Northampton...... June 16, 2004.... 51 De-ink Recycled
Pulp
54187............. ABB, Inc......... Warminster....... March 5, 2004.... 43 Fluid Flow
Sensors and
Actuators
53467............. Gasboy Lansdale......... December 4, 2003. 250 Petroleum
International, Dispensing
LLC. Equipment
53439............. AM Quakertown....... December 3, 2003. 31 Status
Communications, Monitoring
Inc.. Products for
Cable TV
53440............. Nestronix, Inc... Quakertown....... December 3, 2003. 4 Status
Monitoring
Products for
Cable TV
53049............. Visteon Systems, Lansdale......... November 19, 2003 132 Electronic
LLC. Automobile
Parts
50659............. Ametek........... Sellersville..... May 8, 2003...... 69 Compressed Gas
and General
Equipment
Gauges
40771............. 3M Company....... Bristol.......... April 4, 2002.... 140 Sealing and
Packaging Tape
40209............. Laclede Steel Co. Fairless Hills... December 20, 2001 160 Steel Bars and
Semi-Finished
Blooms
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Source: Congressional Research Service analysis of Department of Labor database.
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