[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         BOEING MOVES TO MEXICO

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year American workers in the 
Boeing Seattle plant won awards and trophies for worker productivity. 
Thirty days after the speeches and the trophies, Boeing is moving to 
Mexico; 2,000 more livable wage jobs down the chute.
  The facts: Boeing paid $18 per hour labor wage in Seattle. Boeing 
will now pay 76 cents an hour labor wage in Mexico. And if you really 
want to spill your Wheaties, ladies and gentlemen, Mexico has yet to 
purchase one Boeing jet. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker.
  The trade deficit is at a record. Japan and China are literally 
raping our shores. If you want to get a job in this country, move to 
Mexico. The biggest export for NAFTA has been American jobs. Shame, 
Congress. Shame for turning your back on the American workers. What 
will be left? A couple more McDonald's jobs. Think about it.

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