[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED TRADE DEALS

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Mr. Speaker, in Wisconsin and throughout the Nation, 
manufacturing has been the backbone of our economy and of our 
communities, but during the past decade, we've seen many of our jobs 
being shipped overseas, not because we are not hardworking and not 
because we are not producing high-quality products but, rather, because 
of unfair and unbalanced trade deals.
  The free enterprise system depends upon working Americans having a 
competitive workforce and productive employees. These are vital to the 
success of every business be it large or small.
  Congress will soon vote on an economic stimulus package that contains 
$500 million for worker and job training assistance. Included in that 
legislation is a piece that I had the opportunity to write, entitled 
the ``Incumbent Worker Development Act.'' This legislation will 
guarantee that States and Federal Governments work together to train 
our workers.
  This is not a time for ideology. This is a time for action, and I 
encourage all of us to vote for this stimulus package.

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