[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H6169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                           MAKE IT IN AMERICA

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Democrats' 
Make it in America initiative.
  In my home State of Missouri, we make things. Manufacturing has 
always been a source of enormous pride and good-paying jobs for 
Missourians, particularly in the part of the State surrounding St. 
Louis that I represent.
  It's no secret that American manufacturing has had some hard times, 
but with Make it in America, we are reinvigorating that spirit of 
making things of American entrepreneurship. We are working to promote 
American jobs and put an end to policies that ship our jobs overseas. 
That is why we need to close tax loopholes that allow for outsourcing 
of U.S. jobs. We can use that savings to fund hometown tax credits to 
help small businesses expand American manufacturing. We are already 
strengthening the rules, ensuring the U.S. and its contractors buy 
American when building our transportation, energy and communications 
infrastructure.
  We must keep going and fulfill the Make it in America agenda to 
ensure a new prosperity by promoting the competitiveness and innovation 
of the American people.

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