G. K. Butterfield: “Thank you very much, Chairman Markey, for your leadership and thank you for bringing this important job-creating bill to…”

“Thank you very much, Chairman Markey, for your leadership and thank you for bringing this important job-creating bill to the floor today. Let me just highlight a section of the bill that I worked on to guarantee that all data processing jobs created will be American jobs. Because of this bill, companies and nonprofits will be aggregating data to provide rebates for thousands of energy-efficiency projects created by the act. We have ensured that the work is done right here in the U.S. The offshoring of data services, which is commonplace in the corporate world, not only kills American jobs, but also presents a security concern as government data could be flowing to parts unknown. The language in this bill ensures that the work remains on American soil with the American worker doing the job. I am proud to support the Home Star Act and thank the chairman for his leadership. This bill will create jobs and continue to put us on a path to a more sustainable future.”