Betty Sutton-D says that on average, 15 U.S. factories close each day

[OhioChick]

Monday, November 07, 2011, 4:57 PM

"Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories."

-- Rep. Betty Sutton

With Republicans in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats don’t have the clout they used to.

Hampered in their ability to pass legislation, Democrats like Rep. Betty Sutton of Copley Township are using the bully pulpit of the House of Representatives floor to make points. On Oct. 25, 2011, Sutton and a few of her Democratic colleagues spent a half-hour there sounding off on the topic of job creation and the American dream.

Sutton took aim at companies that have moved jobs overseas, and the policies that she says encouraged that action.

"Many big companies have not created jobs in the U.S. Instead, they’ve taken many of their jobs to countries with the cheapest labor, the least regulations and few employee rights. This flies in the face of the Republicans’ concern that taxes on the rich means fewer jobs," she said.

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