McCormick is Trying to Hide His Disqualifying Job Record
PENNSYLVANIA — As David McCormick attempts to hide his record at today’s small business event, here’s what you need to know: McCormick has a long record of killing jobs, laying off Pennsylvania workers, and shipping American jobs overseas, hurting working families.
Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson TaNisha Cameron issued the following statement:
“David McCormick is trying to run from his long record of laying off hundreds of workers and outsourcing American jobs. Just last week, he was caught saying that he ‘doesn’t really care’ about manufacturing jobs leaving Pennsylvania. McCormick can’t stop lying about his record because he knows it is disqualifying. ”
Here’s the Truth About David McCormick’s Long Record of Killing Jobs:
- David McCormick cut hundreds of jobs, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
- McCormick laid off and outsourced more than 400 jobs as CEO of Bridgewater using taxpayer-funded subsidies.
- David McCormick got rich by outsourcing jobs to China and India while laying off workers in Pennsylvania.
- As CEO of Freemarkets, McCormick laid off 50 workers in Pittsburgh – just weeks before announcing 100 new jobs in New Delhi.
- As CEO of Freemarkets, McCormick opened a new office in China.
- David McCormick has a long record of supporting and enabling outsourcing.
- McCormick said “I don’t really care” if Pennsylvania jobs are shipped overseas during a closed door campaign event.
- McCormick taught other companies how to outsource jobs.
- McCormick admitted to – and even bragged about – his record of shipping jobs overseas.
- McCormick invested up to $92 million in companies that outsourced American jobs — over 2,600 of which were in Pennsylvania.
- David McCormick has opposed initiatives aimed at keeping manufacturing jobs in America.
- McCormick criticized “Buy American” provisions.
- McCormick refused to support Trump’s tariffs on China.
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