The National Tooling and Machining Association, based in Cleveland, and the Precision Metalforming Association, based in Independence, supported the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, which passed in a 339-77 vote and now moves to the Senate. The legislation was co-sponsored by Illinois Reps. Dan Lipinski, a Democrat, and Adam Kinzinger, a Republican.
“It is more important than ever that the government develop an industrial strategy to build and grow a sustainable U.S. manufacturing sector that can protect our national security and strengthen our economy,” said Dave Tilstone, president of the tooling and machining association.
“After a decade that saw Washington turn its back on manufacturing even as other countries sought to give their manufacturers every advantage, we need a national strategy that unleashes this vital sector of the American economy,” Lipinski said.
Kinzinger cited a World Economic Forum report that said the United States has fallen from No. 1 to No. 7 in global competitiveness. “Today’s passage of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Acts changes that. We sit on the brink of a manufacturing renaissance,” Kinzinger said.
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