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On the recordApril 15, 2008
But I would just like to comment on one point that you made. You said Illinois is headquarters to Caterpillar, and people think of the yellow construction equipment. There is more to it than you think, and that's why this trade agreement is so important. I have 8,000 Caterpillar employees residing in the 11th Congressional District of Illinois. They're union members, every one of them. And Caterpillar, of course, would benefit from this, and that means their workers would as well. Half of their production in Illinois is dependent on exports.
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Gerald Weller
Republican · Illinois
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Discussing the importance of a trade agreement for Caterpillar and its employees in Illinois.

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