[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 444 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 444

   Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States needs an 
 industrial policy with regard to automobile, aerospace, shipping, and 
  steel industries, which are vital to national and economic security.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2009

 Mr. Kucinich (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
   and Mr. LaTourette) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States needs an 
 industrial policy with regard to automobile, aerospace, shipping, and 
  steel industries, which are vital to national and economic security.

Whereas industrial manufacturing is responsible for $1.6 trillion or 12 percent 
        of the gross domestic product, about \2/3\ of American exports, and over 
        20 million well-paying jobs;
Whereas industrial manufacturing in the United States has helped to create a 
        thriving, industrious, and innovative middle class;
Whereas the United States lost over 3 million manufacturing jobs between 1995 
        and 2005, 37.5 percent of which were lost in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, 
        and Pennsylvania;
Whereas 1.3 million manufacturing jobs were lost between December 2007 and 
        February 2009;
Whereas industrial manufacturing jobs in the United States have not been 
        replaced by other manufacturing jobs;
Whereas real wages in the United States have stagnated since 1979;
Whereas the United States requires a strong industrial base to meet its defense 
        needs;
Whereas Congress has required that military hardware and government purchases 
        should be from American companies;
Whereas American public transit systems require $75 billion in annual capital 
        costs;
Whereas every $10 million investment in public transportation capital yields $30 
        million in additional sales, and each $10 million investment in 
        operating expenses yields $32 million;
Whereas American consumers want to purchase automobiles of the highest possible 
        efficiency that can run on clean fuels;
Whereas the American auto industry, including parts and suppliers, is 
        responsible for 1 out of every 10 jobs in the United States;
Whereas the American construction industry will require the use of new 
        materials, new construction techniques, and new energy systems;
Whereas the policies of the United States government with regard to 
        manufacturing have been haphazard and uncoordinated; and
Whereas other industrialized nations have developed policy frameworks to promote 
        innovation and manufacturing within their borders: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
in order to ensure that workers and industries in the United States 
meet the needs of a stronger American economy and national security, 
the Nation needs an industrial policy that corrects the widespread 
disinvestment in its productive capacity, that preserves core 
industries, that positions core industries as global leaders in 
manufacturing the goods necessary to support clean and renewable energy 
development, and that restores the possibility of middle class incomes 
to working people.
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