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On the recordSeptember 17, 2019
If we offshore these steel worker jobs and the plants, what would be the net environmental impact?
Said by
John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus emphasizes the importance of not offshoring jobs to protect the environment.

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