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
… Thank you, Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison and Members of the Committee. I welcome the opportunity to be here today to testify on behalf of both my own union, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, … the backdrop of how far we have fallen. More telling is new Department of Commerce data that shows companies cut their work forces in the U.S. by 2.9 million during the 2000s while increasing employment overseas by 2.4 million. The technical … policymakers who want to discuss theory, rather than recognize reality. Innovation Is Key To Our Future President Obama is right to focus on innovation as key to our economic future. But, innovation does not mean changing course, as America has …