LARSON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO PROTECT U.S. MANUFACTURING JOBSWill Introduce Legislation in the House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2004LARSON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO PROTECT U.S. MANUFACTURING JOBS
Will Introduce Legislation in the HouseHARTFORD- U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-1) was joined by business and labor leaders today in announcing his eight point plan to protect U.S. manufacturing jobs and reduce the number of Connecticut manufacturing jobs being outsourced overseas. Larson will introduce the legislation, called the American Workers and Manufacturers Support Act, on April 20, when the House returns from April recess. Larson was joined by Frank Johnson of the Manufacturers Alliance of Connecticut (MAC), Fred Tedesco of MAD in the USA manufacturers coalition, John Olsen of the state AFL-CIO, and John Bauman of The Organization for the Rights of American Workers (TORAW).