(Source: Teamster Nation, June 3, 2013)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry thinks it’s wrong for his state to buy American. But James P. Hoffa, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, says the former presidential hopeful isn’t the only one missing a major opportunity to help put more people back to work.
Hoffa, speaking on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” Saturday, was incensed with Perry’s decision last week to veto “Buy American” legislation. He said it was illogical to do so at a time when politicians are looking to create jobs. While leaders in other countries look to give their home-grown industries a helping hand, Perry and too many other U.S. lawmakers won’t do the same for their own constituents, he stated.
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