WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno’s (R-Ohio) attempt to pass theHalting International Relocation of Employment Act, or HIRE Act, by unanimous consent was blocked by Senate Democrats. The bill would protect American workers from outsourcing by disincentivizing U.S. companies from chasing cheaper wages and hiring foreign workers. The legislation will impose a tax on any company that employs foreign labor instead of Americans and will use the generated revenue to fund workforce development programs to help the middle-class. “But corporations, unfortunately, chase slave wages in other parts of the world where they can pay people $5 a day. And our calls, our American consumers

WASHINGTON – Hoy, el Senador Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la decisión del Presidente Trump de descertificar a Colombia debido a la negativa de este país a cooperar en la lucha contra las drogas ilícitas. “El Presidente Trump tomó la decisión correcta al descertificar a Colombia como socio en la lucha contra el narcotráfico. Aplaudo su liderazgo y el arduo trabajo que el Secretario de Estado Marco Rubio y el Subsecretario de Estado Chris Landau han llevado a cabo para llegar a esta decisión. Lamentablemente, la ingenuidad del Presidente Petro ha empeorado la grave situación de la lucha en Colombia contra el

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement on President Trump’s decertification of Colombia for refusal to cooperate in the fight against illicit drugs. “President Trump made the correct decision in decertifying Colombia as a counternarcotics partner. I applaud his leadership and the hard work Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau have put in to reach this decision. Unfortunately, President Petro’s naivety has made a bad situation worse in Colombia’s fight against narcotrafficking and, as a result, the United States has been flooded with deadly drugs, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans every year,” said Senator Moreno.