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.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans6 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Stop outsourcing and bring jobs back to the US
3 members“We must promote American made and American built by growing American jobs and not outsourcing our manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“Bring supply chains, factories, and good-paying jobs back to the United States.”View on their website ↗
“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.”View on their website ↗
Make trade policy put American workers first
2 members“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.”View on their website ↗
“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.”View on their website ↗
Support the Trump administration's trade agenda
2 members“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.”View on their website ↗
“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.”View on their website ↗
Use targeted tariffs to protect American jobs
1 member“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.”View on their website ↗
Reward companies that keep or create jobs in the US
1 member“Reward companies that invest in American workers, not foreign outsourcing.”View on their website ↗
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