John McCain's Record on Jobs?

 Outsourcing Michigan jobs, one worker at a time

More often than not, John McCain's voting record in the Senate shows that the Arizona senator supports Bush policies that have lead to massive job losses in Michigan and around the country. From supporting measures that have increased overseas outsourcing of American jobs to refusing to stand up for Michigan workers, John McCain has supported policies that have packed up and shipped thousands of our Michigan jobs out of our state and overseas.
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Get the facts on John McCain and his record of sending thousands of American jobs overseas:

McCain Voted to Give Tax Breaks to Companies that Move Manufacturing Plants Offshore.  In 2005, McCain voted against an amendment to repeal tax incentives for domestic companies that move their manufacturing plants to offshore locations and use the resulting revenue to reduce the federal deficit and debt by $3.2 billion from 2006 to 2010.  The amendment failed 40-59.  [S.Amdt. 210  to S.Con.Res. 18, Vote #63, 3/17/05] 

McCain Supports Policies that Ship American Jobs Overseas.  In 2004, McCain voted against prohibiting American tax dollars from being used to ship jobs outside the country.  He voted against a reserve fund that would allow increases of up to $24 billion for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 for employment initiatives including tax credits for companies that create new U.S.-based manufacturing jobs and small businesses that provide health care coverage. [S.Amdt. 2783  to S.Con.Res. 95, Vote #41, 3/11/04] 

McCain Voted To Allow Outsourcing Jobs Even For Federally Funded Contracts.  In 2004, McCain voted against an amendment that would prohibit a federal government contract, including state contracts with any federal funding, from being performed outside the United States.  The amendment passed 70-26.  [S.Amdt. 2660 to S. 1637, Vote #32, 3/04/04] 

McCain Voted Against Protecting the Jobs of US Workers.  In 1998, McCain voted to table an amendment that required employers to recruit and retain U.S. workers before seeking temporary foreign workers to perform services being sought. [S.Amdt. 2417 to S. 1723, Vote #139, 5/18/98] 

McCain Puts Foreign Workers Ahead of American Workers.  In 1998, McCain voted to table an amendment, which prohibits an employer from hiring a foreign worker under the H-1B visa program if the employer has laid off any U.S. workers during the six months prior to the filing of an application for a foreign worker, or during the 90 day period following the filing of an application. [S.Amdt. 2418 to S. 1723, Vote #138, 5/18/98] 

McCain Supports Policies that have Hurt the Auto Industry. McCain has refused to help Michigan automakers invest in new technology to compete in the global economy, and only finally agreed to partial loans for automakers to invest in 21st-century technology and workers after unrelenting pressure from the public and the Big Three. [Source: Detroit News, 7/21/08]

McCain Voted To Preserve A Tax Loophole That Encourages Companies To Ship Jobs Overseas.  In 1995, McCain voted against an amendment that repeals the special tax break, which allows tax-free income for individual shareholders deriving income from property imported into United States by foreign-controlled corporations. [S. 1357, Vote #516, 10/26/95]