House Republicans vote IN FAVOR OF SHIPPING U.S. JOBS OVERSEAS -- with 9 pecent unemployment, Republicans want to continue giving tax cuts to businesses that ship jobs out of the country.
Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names
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House Democrats are home for a long Memorial Day break with a
gift-wrapped wedge issue delivered just in time for district
campaigning. One of their final actions before adjourning late Friday
was passing a measure that would strip tax breaks for companies that
ship jobs overseas by a 215-204 vote.
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The Grand Outsourcing Party. Expect Dems to run on this come
election time.
That's right, in the pursuit of that shiny object of tax cuts for
Corporations (even Corporations that outsource jobs!) every Republican
House Rep except Joesph Cao of Louisiana and the average 35 Blue Dogs
decided that companies that outsource jobs amidst near 10%
unemployment is more of something we MUST have, and they MUST be
rewarded with tax cuts!
As speaker Pelosi said recently . . .
"In this legislation, which is job creating, it closes the
loophole which has allowed businesses to ship jobs overseas. Can you
believe that we have a tax policy that enables outsourcing? So, if you
have one thing to say about this bill to your constituents, you can
say that today, you voted to close the loophole to ship US jobs
overseas and giving businesses a tax break to do so," House of
Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi told the lawmakers before the
voting process started on Friday last week. "It is not right. It will
be corrected today."
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The proposal, expected to cost nearly $112 billion, will be
discussed by the Senate during week of June 7 after Congress� Memorial
Day recess.