Topic: Jobs
New TV Spot: DeWine Voted To Eliminate “Countless” Jobs
AMHERST, OH -- The Sherrod Brown for Senate Campaign today announced a new television advertisement highlighting Senator DeWine's record of voting to eliminate countless jobs and keep wages low. Since DeWine began his second term in office, Ohio lost more than 200,000 manufacturing jobs, wages stagnated, and the cost-of-living skyrocketed. DeWine supported the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), voted for every trade pact offered by the Bush administration, and voted against overtime pay protection and raising the minimum wage. DeWine accepted more than $1 million from companies that outsource U.S. jobs.
The spot can be viewed here: http://sherrodbrown.com/pages/countless
"While he rewarded special interests with subsidies and the rich with tax breaks, Senator DeWine voted for policies that eliminated countless jobs and kept workers' pay low," said Ben LaBolt, a spokesman for U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown (D-OH). "Mike DeWine turned his back on Ohio workers when times got tough, and instead sided with multinational corporations that sent jobs overseas. Sherrod Brown introduced legislation to reward patriot corporations that create jobs in the United States, and fought to lower costs and raise pay for middle class families."
After 6 Years of Bush and DeWine, Ohioans are Worse Off
CINCINNATI, OH -- President George W. Bush is scheduled to campaign for Republican incumbent Senator Mike DeWine today in Cincinnati in an effort to help the two-term incumbent's failing bid for re-election.
DeWine is running against Ohio Congressman Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who introduced plans to create jobs, provide affordable health care, education, and tax cuts to middle class families, and refocus our efforts on the war on terror.
Down in the polls since early summer, DeWine recently launched a series of attack ads in order to try to gain traction six weeks before Election Day. Despite outspending Brown and using misleading ads that distort the truth and attempt to hide DeWine's record, support for his campaign continues to falter.
DeWine and Bush are expected to discuss how their tax cuts for the rich have affected the economy. Middle class families don't remember receiving the more than $1 trillion in tax cuts, because they were overwhelmingly targeted to the top 1% and the cost-of-living for most Ohioans skyrocketed.
DeWine and “Bush’s Man” Portman Share Record of Outsourcing Ohio Jobs
CINCINNATI, OH - Incumbent Republican Senator Mike DeWine and former U.S. Trade Representative and current Bush administration budget director Rob Portman were expected to hold a joint press conference today. DeWine and Portman share a record of supporting job-killing unfair trade agreements that have hurt Ohio workers. During Portman's one-year tenure as USTR, the trade deficit with China increased by $40 billion and thousands of Ohioans lost their jobs due to unfair trade deals. Senator Mike DeWine has accepted more than $1 million from companies that outsourced U.S. jobs, and he supported the North American Free Trade Agreement and voted for the CAFTA and to grant Permanent Normalized Trade Relations with China.
"Job loss is nothing to celebrate," said U.S. Representative Brown. "Director Portman and Senator DeWine teamed up in support of job-killing trade agreements that have made jobs one of Ohio's largest exports. I stood up to presidents of both parties against unfair trade deals and have led the fight in Congress for fair trade agreements that put American workers and businesses first."
Youngstown TV Covers Sherrod at Denman Tire
09/13/2006 / Permalink / Jobs, Northeast Ohio, Trade, Video, (all tags)
Unfair Trade Keeps 50 At Home
If you ask the workers or the management at the Denman Tire Company in Leavittsburg how unfair trade agreements have affected business, they'll tell you that 50 workers are sitting at home right now waiting to get their jobs back. That's a sixth of their entire workforce. The company's tire molds are now being made in Mexico. Production is down because foreign corporations with weak or non-existent labor and environmental standards are dumping cheaper tires on the U.S. market. And even Denman has been forced to buy some of its raw materials from the country that is hurting business the most - China.
The Youngstown Vindicator previewed the event in the morning paper.
Sherrod traveled to the Denman plant Tuesday to discuss one of the issues he has championed in Congress today - the critical importance of fair trade policy and supporting local businesses. Mike DeWine has supported every trade agreement that has made jobs one of Ohio's biggest exports. The state has lost more than 200,000 manufacturing jobs since DeWine last took office. Sherrod Brown stood up to presidents of both parties in fighting unfair trade agreements, and was the leader of a bi-partisan coalition in Congress that fought against the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
09/12/2006 / Permalink / Jobs, Northeast Ohio, Trade, (all tags)
Brown Vows to Lead Fair Trade Fight for Mahoning Valley Workers
Will fight unfair trade agreements, invest in middle class families
LEAVITTSBURG, OH – U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown met with workers and union officials at the Denman Tire plant to discuss leading Ohio in a new direction that will return jobs to the Mahoning Valley by reversing unfair trade agreements and providing middle class families with the tools to succeed. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike DeWine, who has accepted more than $1 million from companies that have outsourced U.S. jobs, supported the North American Free Trade Agreement, voted to grant Permanent Normalized Trade Relations with China, and voted for the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
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09/12/2006 / Permalink / Jobs, Northeast Ohio, Trade, (all tags)
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