Manufacture what?
Posted by jswain on March 27th, 2007Manufacture this. It sounds a bit in your face? It should. American workers are fighting for the chance to compete on a level playing field. American companies are facing off with foreign competitors who don’t play by the rules. Rising health care costs jeopardize the economic security of companies and families across the country.
In the face of these and other challenges, critics say the decline of American manufacturing is inevitable. We disagree. American manufacturing is the largest single contributor to the U.S. economy. It employs 14 million workers and creates 8 million additional jobs in other sectors. In fact, those other sectors – from finance and information to services and technology – while on the rise, are dependent on a strong manufacturing sector.
As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in The Washington Post on Feb. 28:
“I would say that our economy needs machines and new factories and new buildings and so forth in order for us to have a strong and growing economy.”
That’s what this blog is about – strengthening American manufacturing, guaranteeing economic security for American workers and their families, and ensuring the American economy remains the strongest economy in the world.
