Under the heading of “better late than never,” let’s give the Democratic Party credit for finally realizing that American manufacturing is vital to our economic recovery.
On July 22, the House Democrats rolled out their new political campaign promoting “Make it in America.” The campaign involves a series of bills designed to promote the U.S. manufacturing base of goods, employees and services.
The bills include:
• SECTORS Act (Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success)
• National Manufacturing Strategy Act
• Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act
• Emergency Trade Deficit Commission
• Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act
In The Hill’s Congress Blog, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) writes the following about the campaign:
“For generations, Americans have looked to our manufacturing sector as a source of pride, a source of economic vitality and a source of good-paying jobs. Along with every part of our economy, manufacturing has taken a severe hit from the recession — but more than that, many Americans worry that industry and the jobs it provides are gone for good.
“We have a chance to change that — to emerge from these hard times as a stronger, more competitive country. That’s why Democrats are launching the ‘Make it in America’ agenda: a manufacturing strategy based on the idea that when more products are made in America, more people will be able to make it in America. The ‘Make it in America’ agenda will create incentives for investment in industry, strengthen manufacturing infrastructure and innovation, and help to level the playing field for American companies that compete globally.”
Personally, I find it amazing that it’s taken our government leaders this long to actively promote U.S. manufacturing and American-made goods and services, both here and abroad. In my estimation, this campaign reeks too much of a PR push to save “endangered” Democrat jobs on the Hill, rather than the “endangered” American jobs it purports to support.
What do you think?
On July 22, the House Democrats rolled out their new political campaign promoting “Make it in America.” The campaign involves a series of bills designed to promote the U.S. manufacturing base of goods, employees and services.
The bills include:
• SECTORS Act (Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success)
• National Manufacturing Strategy Act
• Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act
• Emergency Trade Deficit Commission
• Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act
In The Hill’s Congress Blog, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) writes the following about the campaign:
“For generations, Americans have looked to our manufacturing sector as a source of pride, a source of economic vitality and a source of good-paying jobs. Along with every part of our economy, manufacturing has taken a severe hit from the recession — but more than that, many Americans worry that industry and the jobs it provides are gone for good.
“We have a chance to change that — to emerge from these hard times as a stronger, more competitive country. That’s why Democrats are launching the ‘Make it in America’ agenda: a manufacturing strategy based on the idea that when more products are made in America, more people will be able to make it in America. The ‘Make it in America’ agenda will create incentives for investment in industry, strengthen manufacturing infrastructure and innovation, and help to level the playing field for American companies that compete globally.”
Personally, I find it amazing that it’s taken our government leaders this long to actively promote U.S. manufacturing and American-made goods and services, both here and abroad. In my estimation, this campaign reeks too much of a PR push to save “endangered” Democrat jobs on the Hill, rather than the “endangered” American jobs it purports to support.
What do you think?
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