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Roger Wicker: “Most of the so-called good, high quality, new manufacturing jobs are going to Asia where labor costs are a fraction of…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Most of the so-called good, high quality, new manufacturing jobs are going to Asia where labor costs are a fraction of the U.S. salaries.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker criticizes the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs to Asia due to lower costs.

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