Political Quotes

“The Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 is a commonsense bill that is supported by consumer advocacy organizations, like Public Citizen, the labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Communications Workers of America, the United Automobile Workers, and the United Steelworkers. According to the Communications Workers of America: ``This key piece of legislation would greatly help working families and CWA fully supports the bill's passage. This is a vital effort to guarantee that companies are required, by law, to disclose the magnitude to which they outsource American jobs and exploit low-cost foreign labor.'' According to the AFL-CIO, the offshoring disclosure required by H.R. 3624 would ``help investors analyze companies' strategic plans, exposures to geopolitical risk and risk from extreme weather events. From a public policy perspective, such disclosure will also allow the public to see the effect of the corporate tax cut on encouraging offshoring.'' Mr. Chairman, I include in the Record a letter from the Communications Workers of America in support of H.R. 3624. Communications Workers of America, Legislative Department, October 15, 2019. Hon. Cindy Axne, Member of Congress, Washington, DC. Dear Representative Axne: On behalf of the officers and 700,000 members of the Communications Workers of America ( CWA), I am writing to thank you for introducing H.R. 3624, the Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019.…”