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James Traficant: “General Motors has closed another auto plant in America, this time Tarrytown, NY. 2,100 American workers, gonesville. In…”

On the recordJune 27, 1996
General Motors has closed another auto plant in America, this time Tarrytown, NY. 2,100 American workers, gonesville. In addition, General Motors announced it will close another seven factories in America in the next several years. Now, if that is not enough to grease your slip clutch, General Motors announced it is building a billion-dollar factory in Thailand and a massive new plant in Mexico, and because the Mexican workers are so poor, they will help build the Mexican workers new homes. Unbelievable. Think about it. American workers losing their homes, General Motors building homes for Mexican workers, averaging 70 cents an hour. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. For years I thought the Three Stooges ran our economic policy. Today I suspect Dr. Jack Kevorkian. This is no program. Before the day is over, we will approve most-favored-nation trade status for a country that pays 17 cents an hour wages. I yield back any jobs left.
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James Traficant
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Addressing the closure of American auto plants and the impact on workers.

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