[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 25 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. KOHL:
  S. 2647. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on fan assisted, 
plugin, scented oil dispensing, electrothermic appliances; to the 
Committee on Finance.
  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation that 
would temporarily suspend the duty on fan assisted, plug-in air 
fresheners imported by S.C. Johnson, a company headquartered in Racine, 
WI.
  I understand the importance of manufacturing and the role it plays in 
our everyday lives. It is no secret that the Bush administration has 
enfeebled the manufacturing sector, cutting needed funding that helps 
manufacturers stay competitive. Since 2001, Wisconsin has been hit 
hard, losing over 63,000 manufacturing jobs. A healthy manufacturing 
sector is key to better jobs, rising productivity and higher standards 
of living. Every individual and industry depends on manufactured goods. 
The production of those goods creates the quality jobs that keep so 
many Amerian families healthy and strong.
  This legislation would suspend the duty on fan assisted, plug-in air 
fresheners which S.C. Johnson assembles and packages in Racine, WI. 
Currently, there is no domestic manufacturer, which forces S.C. Johnson 
to import the product that has a 2.7 percent tariff. Suspending the 
tariff will cut production costs, keep jobs at home and allow S.C. 
Johnson to be more competitive in the global marketplace.
  S.C. Johnson was created in 1886 as a parquet flooring company and 
today is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household products 
including Ziploc storage containers, Windex glass cleaner, Raid insect 
repellant, and Glade fragrances. Today, S.C. Johnson employs 3,000 
people in Wisconsin and provides products in more than 110 countries 
around the world.
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