Byron Dorgan: “Do you think Huffy bicycles decided to make bikes in China rather than Ohio because of some bill we did or did not pass…”

“Do you think Huffy bicycles decided to make bikes in China rather than Ohio because of some bill we did or did not pass in the Senate? I am sorry, they went China because they could pay 33 cent an hour in China, they could have people work 7 days a week, 15 hours a day, and they could not do that in this country. That reduced the price and the cost of producing that bicycle. I ask, if you have bought a bicycle for your child lately, whether you saw a reduction in the price of Huffy bicycles just because they went from $11 an hour to 33 cents an hour. I will answer for you. The answer is no. It was about profits. The question is, do you want to have a race to the bottom? Is that what you want for the American businesses and the American workers? Do you want to have a race to the bottom on wages, on health standards? Is that where we are? I don't think so. We can compete anywhere in the world, but the competition has to be fair. American companies and American workers ought not to have to compete with 12 cents an hour or 33 cents an hour labor. That is not fair competition.”