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Matt Cartwright: “In Matamoros, Mexico, they were open about six months and…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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Legislative Forum with Congressman Matt Cartwright

Published | Video Starts at 13:44

So they went down there, closed up shop. 1600. Well, it wasn't that. That may be 1300 people out of work immediately in Lackawanna County. The great tragedy is that In Matamoros, Mexico, they were open about six months and they found out that institutional knowledge was really important. And the fine folks, I'm sure they were hard workers, the ones getting two bucks an hour down in Mexico, they couldn't replicate what was happening in Scranton and they were out of business. (13:44–13:56)

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Asserts that the lack of institutional knowledge led to the closure of the relocated plant in Mexico.

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