Rep. Warren Davidson on Decades of 'America Last' Trade Policies Harming Ohio

Impact of Trade Policies on Ohio

• 🇺🇸 For decades, Washington D.C. has prioritized international trade organizations over American citizens, allowing competitors to gain an advantage.
• 🎯 Organizations like the World Trade Organization enabled China to exploit trade loopholes, steal intellectual property, and manipulate currency while claiming developing nation status.
• 📉 These "America Last" trade policies have resulted in Ohio losing a third of its manufacturing jobs.
• 💔 Between 2000 and 2010, Hamilton County alone lost 66,000 high-skilled jobs, representing the "giant sucking sound" of American industry moving overseas.

Broader Consequences of Trade Policies

• 🚀 These lost jobs were crucial for driving innovation, productivity, and building the American middle class.
• 🛡️ "America Last" trade policies not only exported jobs but also outsourced the nation's defense industrial base and compromised its future.
• 🥇 The speaker advocates for a trade policy that puts American industry and citizens first.