OFFSHORING BILL--Rep. Jim Trakas, R-Independence, gestures as he speaks about his proposed legislation that would limit state and local government involvement with sending jobs of the country, during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 7, 2004. Also seen is co-sponsor Rep. Dan Stewart, D-Columbus, left, and Ohio Civil Service Employees Association president Ron Alexander.(Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)