these american workers behind me have done the job. they played by the rules. they ve worked hard. in fact, they worked so hard sensata brought in record profits last year. now, make no mistake, this is all about one thing. it s all about greed. this is horrible for these workers. it s horrible for this country. it s horrible for the future of america if this continues. what we re seeing here in freeport, illinois, is a microcosm of what a president mitt romney economy would look like for this country. mitt romney, he believes in this. he believes in outsourcing. he has no loyalty to american workers. romney has a stake in this plant across the street. the candidate has $8 million invested in a group that owns 51% of the sensata plant. mitt romney claims, oh, he understands the economy. but he shows little or no
continue the, you know, having the health care that i have right now. and i still have some issues with my back. so i probably will have them for the rest of my life. you know, what happens when health care gets repealed? it just doubles the problems you re going to have. bonnie, you re 23 years old. your daughter is on your health insurance. if she gets kicked off, what does that mean for her? it means she will have to use the state-funded insurance. the medical card for illinois. so, i mean, i m not looking forward to that. and just in general, you know, losing my health care. joanne, you ve been working at the plant for six years. you ve got two daughters. you re worried about how you re going to be able to clothe them and feed them. is that what it s come to? pretty much so.
of voter fraud in other swing states. the republican party of virginia fired small and says it won t tolerate any threat to the electoral process. yeah, right. this is how republicans, my friends, play the game through the legislative process in many states and by electoral fraud by individuals. they try to keep power in the hands of the powerful. the stakes couldn t be higher in this election. and what s happening to these workers is a shining example of mitt romney s true financial philosophy. so let s talk business for a moment. the workers here in freeport, illinois, they make sensors. these kinds of gadgets help make your cars safe. they help make, you know, you get good gas mileage with your vehicle. bain capital took control of sensata technologies back in 2006. the new york times reports the company s stock has quadrupled in value. bain purchased the plant here in freeport in 2010, and at the very first employee meeting,
elect the right members of congress who can stand alongside people like jan schakowsky and move things forward again. we have unprecedented gridlock. we re not moving our country forward. i m ready to stand in there and look out for people. we ve got the uaw here, we have the steelworkers here. we have to look out for the middle class. i want to point out this is a nonunion shop. so this was not a union issue. i mean, these people weren t trying to get more out of a company that made that kind of money. what does it say about an investor like mitt romney who has a pretty heavy stake in this company that won t step up, drives by, and what s it say about his greed and what it could do for america? you know, when these workers try and talk to people from sensata, some have gone to bain in massachusetts, they call out the guards. they have people in uniform guarding against these hardworking people. some of them been there four decades in that plant.
i want the romney campaign to come here and tell these people the difference between outsourcing and offshoring. i want to know if it makes a difference to workers like mike shrek who was not allowed to show up for his last day of work today. today is my last day working across the street at sensata, and a few minutes i ll be walking over to sign a few papers and hand them my badge and normally i d be working tonight, but tonight they ve shut down the plant for whatever reason. and i got the day off. so my last day s tonight. i got to walk over and sign a few things and get some of my personal items and then i guess 3:01 or 3:05 i m unemployed. mike is unemployed and sensata has never been happier. the company made more than $500 million net revenue in the second quarter this year. it s an all-time record profit