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On the recordJuly 8, 2004
let me first say I was utterly amazed in the Committee on Science when I offered my amendment. I thought it would be noncontroversial. We had a number of amendments that there may have been some controversy and debate back and forth on, but I thought offering an amendment that would require an independent study of our government to address one of the major problems in the United States today, the loss of manufacturing and other high-tech jobs offshore, certainly would be acceptable to both sides of the aisle.
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Jerry F. Costello
Illinois
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Discussing an amendment related to the loss of manufacturing and high-tech jobs during a Committee on Science meeting.

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