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Charles E. Schumer: “If an American company, an international company has an instantaneous ability to hire someone in India who is asking for…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
If an American company, an international company has an instantaneous ability to hire someone in India who is asking for $20,000 and does the job that an American gets $100,000 for, we have new trouble.
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
Source
congress.gov
Feb 12, 2004

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Senator Schumer warns about the implications of hiring cheaper labor overseas.

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