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Norman D. Dicks: “The biggest point here is that Airbus received $5.7 billion in subsidy from the governments of Europe. This gives it an…”

On the recordMay 27, 2010
The biggest point here is that Airbus received $5.7 billion in subsidy from the governments of Europe. This gives it an unfair advantage in the bidding on this airplane, and that's why we want the Secretary of Defense to at least take that into account. The WTO has already determined that this was an illegal subsidy that harmed the United States of America and has cost us thousands of jobs. We must pass this amendment.
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Norman D. Dicks
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May 27, 2010

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The speaker addresses the impact of European subsidies on Airbus and their effect on U.S. jobs.

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