[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 148 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6281]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 610--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF THE 
         FIRST FRIDAY IN OCTOBER 2016 AS ``MANUFACTURING DAY''

  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Burr, Mr. Blunt, Ms. 
Ayotte, Mr. King, Mr. Coons, Mr. Brown, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
Casey, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Daines, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Thune, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
Hoeven) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

                              S. Res. 610

       Whereas according to the most recent data, manufacturers 
     contribute $2,170,000,000,000 to the United States economy;
       Whereas that amount has steadily risen since 2009, when 
     manufacturers contributed $1,700,000,000,000 to the United 
     States economy;
       Whereas the manufacturing sector accounts for 12 percent of 
     the gross domestic product (referred to in this preamble as 
     ``GDP'') of the United States;
       Whereas for every $1 spent in the manufacturing sector, 
     another $1.40 is added to the United States economy, the 
     highest multiplier effect of any economic sector;
       Whereas the manufacturing sector supports an estimated 
     18,500,000 jobs in the United States, approximately 1 in 6 
     private sector jobs in the United States;
       Whereas more than 12,300,000 individuals in the United 
     States, 9 percent of the workforce, are employed directly in 
     the manufacturing sector;
       Whereas, in 2014, on average manufacturing workers in the 
     United States earned more than the average worker in all 
     other industries in the United States, including pay and 
     benefits;
       Whereas manufacturers in the United States are the most 
     productive manufacturers in the world, far surpassing the 
     worker productivity of any other major manufacturing economy, 
     leading to higher wages and living standards;
       Whereas manufacturers in the United States drive innovation 
     more than any other economic sector in the United States, 
     spending $229,900,000,000 in 2014 on research and 
     development, an 82 percent increase from 5 years earlier;
       Whereas measured by GDP, the manufacturing sector in the 
     United States would rank as the ninth-largest economy in the 
     world; and
       Whereas the first Friday in October 2016 would be an 
     appropriate day to designate as ``Manufacturing Day'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate supports the designation of the 
     first Friday in October 2016 as ``Manufacturing Day''.

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