Trade, offshoring and jobs

How trade deals, tariffs and companies moving work overseas affect the number and kinds of jobs in the United States, and how tax rules and subsidies reward keeping jobs here or moving them abroad.

Make trade policy put American workers first

10 members
Annie Andrews
Senate · South Carolina · Democrat
“Bring back trade policies that protect South Carolina’s jobs and farms”
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Sherrod Brown
Senate · Ohio · Democrat
“Born and raised in Mansfield, Sherrod saw firsthand how corporations lobbied for tax breaks and bad trade agreements that shipped Ohio jobs overseas. That’s why he’s always opposed unfair trade deals that hurt Ohio workers.”
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“Growing up in Mansfield, Ohio, Sherrod saw firsthand how politicians and corporations lobbied for bad trade deals that shipped Ohio jobs overseas. That’s why he’s always stood up to his own party to oppose trade agreements that put Ohio workers at a disadvantage, like NAFTA. Sherrod opposed President Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, worked with President Trump to renegotiate NAFTA, and worked with former Senator Rob Portman to secure the strongest-ever Buy America protections in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.”
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Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“We must protect and expand prevailing wage protections and champion worker-centered trade policies, including strategic tariffs to grow good union jobs.”
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“When I’m in the United States Senate, I’ll fight for real, fair trade deals that create good-paying jobs for Michigan workers and prioritize our families over billionaires and corporate greed.”
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Sam Forstag
House · MT-1 · Democrat
“Make Trade Policy Work for Working People”
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“When considering any element of America’s international trade policy, the first question our government officials should ask themselves is: does this benefit the American worker and working families?”
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Cyril Jefferson
House · NC-6 · Democrat
“Support smart, targeted trade policies that protect American jobs without raising prices at home.”
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Jake Johnson
House · MN-1 · Democrat
“But that doesn’t mean a return to extreme free trade policies either. I’ll push for fair trade approaches that center worker protections and enforceable wage standards, and I’ll support trade deals that help our farmers, like the recent U.S.–Japan deal that increases corn and soybean exports to Japan.”
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Jim Kingston
House · GA-1 · Republican
“I will fight for trade deals that put American workers, farmers and manufacturers first. No more lopsided agreements that ship jobs overseas or make us dependent on adversaries. Fair, reciprocal trade is essential to rebuilding our manufacturing base, protecting national security and growing the American middle class.”
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Austin Rogers
House · FL-2 · Republican
“Austin believes American workers are the best in the world. Congress has a responsibility to put them first. Our trade policies should create more American jobs, not fewer.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Keep more jobs in Texas with fair trade policies, not counterproductive tariffs: Repeal the Trump Administration’s overly broad tariffs that are hurting consumers and businesses. Instead, advocate for and approve trade deal protections that prevent foreign competitors from undercutting American workers by exploiting weak labor laws abroad.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“She will fight to check corporate hegemony by fighting to regulate employers' use of AI, put in place pro-worker trade and industrial policies, and create a federal jobs guarantee.”
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“Use Trade and Industrial Policy to Lift Up Workers: Claire will fight for policies that promote high-road domestic manufacturing, invest in critical supply chains, and support durable, unionized jobs in the industries of the future.”
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Reward companies that keep or create jobs in the US

6 members
Andy Barr
Senate · Kentucky · Republican
“Andy also championed the Made in America tax credit that helped secure a $1B investment from Apple into the Corning manufacturing plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. This investment doubles jobs at the plant, where all the iPhone and AppleWatch glass will now be produced.”
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Victoria Broderick
House · TN-4 · Democrat
“I will work to raise the corporate tax rate on the largest, most profitable businesses, while expanding incentives for companies that invest here at home: building plants and factories in Tennessee, funding research and development, creating domestic jobs, and purchasing American-made machinery and equipment.”
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Kevin Hern
Senate · Oklahoma · Republican
“I also authored tax cuts which President Trump signed into law to enhance private sector investment in factories and American manufacturing while bringing business back to the United States.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Despite initial strong bipartisan support, Senate Republicans flipped their vote to reject “Hire Maine” legislation and sustain the governor’s veto. The bill – LD 268, “An Act To Create a Credit under the Commercial Forestry Excise Tax for Landowners Using Businesses Based in the United States,” – from Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, sought to incentivize the hiring of Maine workers over cheaper Canadian labor in the Maine woods.”
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Brian Poindexter
House · OH-7 · Democrat
“If corporations want tax breaks, subsidies, and access to American markets, they should earn them by creating good-paying jobs here, respecting workers’ rights, and investing in the communities that support them. Good corporate citizenship should be rewarded not avoided.”
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Joe Strada
House · FL-11 · Republican
“Reward companies that invest in American workers, not foreign outsourcing.”
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Stop outsourcing and bring jobs back to the US

6 members
Sam Forstag
House · MT-1 · Democrat
“Stop incentivizing corporations to offshore. Right now, we let companies calculate tax deductions based on assets held abroad, which lets corporations increase their profits by moving American factories and jobs overseas–to say nothing of the loopholes that make it easy for American-headquartered multinationals to avoid paying their fair share of federal income tax. It’s past time to close these loopholes, bring these jobs back home, and rebuild our domestic manufacturing capacity.”
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Houston Gaines
House · GA-10 · Republican
“We must promote American made and American built by growing American jobs and not outsourcing our manufacturing.”
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Kevin Hern
Senate · Oklahoma · Republican
“I also authored tax cuts which President Trump signed into law to enhance private sector investment in factories and American manufacturing while bringing business back to the United States.”
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Joe Strada
House · FL-11 · Republican
“Bring supply chains, factories, and good-paying jobs back to the United States.”
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Steve Toth
House · TX-2 · Republican
“For decades, globalist trade policies have hollowed out our manufacturing base and left American workers at the mercy of foreign governments – especially China. I support using strategic tariffs to level the playing field, bring critical industries back home, and protect American sovereignty.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“From renegotiating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to overhauling our broader trade and tax framework, Claire will push for policies that meet the highest labor and environmental standards, prevent a global race to the bottom, and stop corporations from outsourcing jobs, suppressing wages, and undermining unions.”
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End tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas

5 members
Annie Andrews
Senate · South Carolina · Democrat
“End special tax breaks for data centers, companies that ship jobs overseas, private equity firms, and hedge funds.”
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Daniel Biss
House · IL-9 · Democrat
“Ending Corporate Welfare: This one is simple – no more tax breaks for multinational corporations that outsource jobs and exploit workers.”
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Sam Forstag
House · MT-1 · Democrat
“Stop incentivizing corporations to offshore. Right now, we let companies calculate tax deductions based on assets held abroad, which lets corporations increase their profits by moving American factories and jobs overseas–to say nothing of the loopholes that make it easy for American-headquartered multinationals to avoid paying their fair share of federal income tax. It’s past time to close these loopholes, bring these jobs back home, and rebuild our domestic manufacturing capacity.”
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Brian Poindexter
House · OH-7 · Democrat
“I believe the economy should reward work, not exploit it. That means policies that strengthen wages, protect workers from being priced out of basic necessities, and stop rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas while expecting American workers to pick up the slack.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“She will also fight to have the United States join the global minimum corporate tax initiative, ensuring corporations can no longer avoid paying their fair share by shifting profits and jobs overseas.”
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End the administration's broad tariffs

4 members
Zach Dembo
House · KY-6 · Democrat
“In his announcement, Dembo emphasized the need for good-paying jobs, fighting back against cuts to Medicaid and affordable healthcare, and doing more to strengthen the economy and lower the cost of living in Central Kentucky – including his opposition to the tariffs that are hurting critical Kentucky industries and jobs.”
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Sam Forstag
House · MT-1 · Democrat
“Use tariffs responsibly. When administered thoughtfully, tariffs can be a powerful tool for encouraging domestic production and protecting American jobs–but what we’ve seen over the past couple years has been a reckless, destructive tariff policy that’s hurt Montana farmers and ranchers, and injected harmful volatility into global markets. We should use tariffs to discourage our companies from offshoring jobs and other countries from cheating–while creating protections for critical industries like Montana’s ag producers. We should not use tariffs to punish our allies and create pointless chaos that raises costs for working families.”
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Christina Hines
House · MI-10 · Democrat
“Christina has vehemently advocated to end Trump’s tariffs in order to protect auto jobs here in Southeast Michigan.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Keep more jobs in Texas with fair trade policies, not counterproductive tariffs: Repeal the Trump Administration’s overly broad tariffs that are hurting consumers and businesses. Instead, advocate for and approve trade deal protections that prevent foreign competitors from undercutting American workers by exploiting weak labor laws abroad.”
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Write strong labor standards into trade deals

3 members
Jake Johnson
House · MN-1 · Democrat
“But that doesn’t mean a return to extreme free trade policies either. I’ll push for fair trade approaches that center worker protections and enforceable wage standards, and I’ll support trade deals that help our farmers, like the recent U.S.–Japan deal that increases corn and soybean exports to Japan.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Keep more jobs in Texas with fair trade policies, not counterproductive tariffs: Repeal the Trump Administration’s overly broad tariffs that are hurting consumers and businesses. Instead, advocate for and approve trade deal protections that prevent foreign competitors from undercutting American workers by exploiting weak labor laws abroad.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“From renegotiating the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to overhauling our broader trade and tax framework, Claire will push for policies that meet the highest labor and environmental standards, prevent a global race to the bottom, and stop corporations from outsourcing jobs, suppressing wages, and undermining unions.”
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Use targeted tariffs to protect American jobs

3 members
Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“We must protect and expand prevailing wage protections and champion worker-centered trade policies, including strategic tariffs to grow good union jobs.”
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Sam Forstag
House · MT-1 · Democrat
“Use tariffs responsibly. When administered thoughtfully, tariffs can be a powerful tool for encouraging domestic production and protecting American jobs–but what we’ve seen over the past couple years has been a reckless, destructive tariff policy that’s hurt Montana farmers and ranchers, and injected harmful volatility into global markets. We should use tariffs to discourage our companies from offshoring jobs and other countries from cheating–while creating protections for critical industries like Montana’s ag producers. We should not use tariffs to punish our allies and create pointless chaos that raises costs for working families.”
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Steve Toth
House · TX-2 · Republican
“For decades, globalist trade policies have hollowed out our manufacturing base and left American workers at the mercy of foreign governments – especially China. I support using strategic tariffs to level the playing field, bring critical industries back home, and protect American sovereignty.”
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Support the Trump administration's trade agenda

2 members
Michael Alfonso
House · WI-7 · Republican
“For decades, corporations and corrupt politicians hollowed out our economy and betrayed American workers for cheap labor and foreign profits. That’s why Michael supports President Trump’s efforts to put American jobs first.”
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Austin Rogers
House · FL-2 · Republican
“Austin supports President Trump’s leadership to reignite the American economy and his use of strategic tools to achieve trade wins that benefit both American workers and American manufacturers.”
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Raised the issue without a specific call

1 member
Harriet Hageman
Senate · Wyoming · Republican
“If we refuse to secure our borders, continue to ship our manufacturing jobs overseas, and assume that our energy needs can be met by countries who are hostile to our way of life and culture, our future generations, our children and grandchildren, will suffer the most.”
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