[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15472-15473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 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

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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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