Chris Dodd: “My fervent hope is that in addition to debating the underlying bill itself, we will also have an opportunity to raise…”

“My fervent hope is that in addition to debating the underlying bill itself, we will also have an opportunity to raise questions about a staggering set of issues that is unfolding in our country, and that is the outsourcing of jobs all across this Nation to foreign lands. We all understand this happens from time to time, but the explosion that has occurred in the last 36 months is deeply alarming to many Americans. We now have lost some 2.6 million to 2.7 million jobs over the last 36 months in the manufacturing sector alone. Many of these jobs are showing up either offshore in places such as India, Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, or elsewhere. There is great concern in this country that we are losing a very important strategic base in our Nation, not to mention these critically important jobs which can never be replaced.”