Marcy Kaptur: “a little over a year ago, our Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus brought together a small coalition of working women, consumer…”

“a little over a year ago, our Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus brought together a small coalition of working women, consumer groups, and Members of Congress to launch what we have called the come shop with me campaign, a campaign to educate the American consumer about the link between the loss of U.S. jobs here at home, high prices, static wages, sweatshop working conditions in the developing world and even in some places here in this country and the record profits being made by certain multinational companies which keep U.S. prices high while relentlessly moving our jobs offshore. We illustrated this link between loss of U.S. jobs and trade by targeting specific corporations, going to stores and checking prices, scouring annual reports and newspaper clippings, and most importantly, talking to consumers and workers, getting their side of the story. Mr. Speaker, today we embark on a golden eagle campaign to recognize and reward fine U.S. companies that exemplify the best that is in us as a nation. Simultaneously, we will identify those companies and chief executive officers whose behavior is not exemplary and deserve to be labeled only as corporate vultures.”