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Jay Inslee: the firefighters in New York did not panic and neither should we. Tomorrow, when the sun comes up, Americans all over…

On the recordSeptember 21, 2001
the firefighters in New York did not panic and neither should we. Tomorrow, when the sun comes up, Americans all over this country are going to ask this question: Why in this Chamber do the big dogs always eat first? Twenty or thirty thousand Boeing laid-off workers who build the airplanes by their sweat of their brow are going to ask: Why are we using taxpayer money to help companies with CEOs who make $35 million a year, and for the machinists, they get zero? Bipartisanship does not mean the whole thing for the corporation and not a part for the worker. Help airlines, and put some ``no's'' up there to make sure we get a clean vote up there next week.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the use of taxpayer money in relation to corporate bailouts and worker support.

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