Legislative Testimony
Testimony of Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers, Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy
… leadership in composites. U.S. defense and commercial programs—the Joint Strike Fighter and Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner—are outsourcing production and supporting R&D in composites overseas. Electronic and Opto-Photonic Mate rials . These are … investment: Eliminate tax incentives and loopholes that encourage financial speculation rather than investment, outsourcing and off shoring production, and enact tax incentives for companies that produce domestically. Investment in a 21 …