[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5986]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MANUFACTURING DAY

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage support in 
promoting National Manufacturing Day, an annual event that is 
recognized on Friday, October 2.
  During a time in which the manufacturing sector is under a number of 
challenges, Manufacturing Day aims to revitalize the image of 
manufacturing and to bring awareness of this sector's many 
contributions to the economy and to the United States' competitiveness.
  As the chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and 
Trade, I intend to support this day of recognition on October 2 in my 
district, and I encourage my colleagues to do the same in their 
districts. Manufacturing Day also serves as an opportunity for 
manufacturers across the country to highlight their work.
  Manufacturing is imperative for the future of the United States' 
economy, and it encourages the growth of American innovation, a skill 
that must continue to be fostered in this generation and those 
generations yet to come.

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