Democratic Caucus Says “Bring Jobs Home to Georgia”
Though Senators in Washington rejected a bill last week that would eliminate tax breaks for employers who outsource jobs, legislators here in Georgia continue to fight to “Bring Jobs Home”.
Democratic State Senator, Nan Orrock and State Representative Virgil Fludd were joined by labor leaders as they announced their renewed efforts to “Bring Jobs Home”. Orrock says nothing is more American than creating jobs.
“We believe Georgians and all Americans deserve better than to have our tax dollars supporting jobs overseas while in our own state of Georgia, unemployment hovers at 9-10 % and in some areas of state, far worse.”
The two co-chairs of the Working Family Caucus say they will support measures that prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to companies that ship work off shore, and ensure that state tax dollars are used to buy goods and services made in America. Fludd says this is just good business.
“For those people in leadership in Georgia who say we should run our state like a business, there’s no better business decision than using Georgia state taxpayer dollars to buy products made in Georgia and buy products made in America.”
Both legislators introduced bills last session but were unable to get them moved through the general assembly. They plan to try again, in January.
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