Brown among U.S. Senators behind bill to end job outsourcing

A trio of U.S. Senators want to end outsourcing while supporting American workers.

U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, introduced this week the “End Outsourcing Act.”

“Companies that outsource jobs shouldn’t be subsidized by U.S. taxpayers and allowed to do business with the U.S. government,” said Brown. “We should encourage businesses to invest here and make sure tax-payer funded contracts are awarded to companies that employ American workers.”

The legislation is designed to:

  • ensure federal contracts are awarded to companies that employ American workers;
  • claw back incentives and prohibit companies from receiving tax breaks for outsourcing jobs and factories, and companies that ship jobs out of the country should forfeit tax breaks and incentives; and
  • create tax incentives for companies that relocate foreign jobs to rural and impoverished communities in the United States.

Donnelly says hundreds of families are “on the verge of having their lives upended” because jobs are moving to Mexico.

“We need to change our federal policies to stop the outsourcing of American jobs,” said Donnelly. “It is time to restore the basic promise of America: if you work hard and help your company succeed, in return you will earn a decent living and be able to take care of your family.”

Gillibrand said Congress has a responsibility to pass laws that help American workers.

“We shouldn’t reward companies for shipping jobs overseas,” she said. “We’ve seen too many good-paying jobs leave New York State because companies were allowed to pack up and leave without any consequences for them, but with enormous consequences for our communities.”

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