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Susan Collins: one last question, and I receive this question quite often too, and it deals with trade. We hear a lot about outsourcing…

On the recordMay 11, 2004
one last question, and I receive this question quite often too, and it deals with trade. We hear a lot about outsourcing and insourcing and, fortunately, we have more insourcing jobs today than we have outsourcing, and I think it has a lot to do with the American workforce and the work ethics, the reason companies from abroad are locating here and working our people, but they are headquartered in their country of origin, which means that is where they will pay their tax. I think it has a lot to do with our tax codes and the treatment. But how does the gentleman think this will affect us to be competitive in the world market in trade?
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the impact of trade, outsourcing, and insourcing on the American workforce.

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