“This is unfinished business for parliament.”
“We cannot let them down again.”
“Scottish fans should be bigger than being anti-English.”
“To see that banner come out was really unacceptable and Fifa should be looking to take really firm action.”

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On the recordAugust 4, 2010
The National Association of Manufacturers says there are 22 million Americans who are hired by companies that do business not only in the United States but overseas. I say to the Senator from New Hampshire, I think we want companies that are principally in the United States that do business overseas because what is the alternative? The alternative is they are in Singapore or they are in Great Britain or they are in other countries around the world and they are not in our country. They are not paying taxes here, and they are not hiring people here.
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
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The speaker discusses the importance of U.S. companies operating overseas for American employment and tax revenue.

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