[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MAKE IT IN AMERICA

  (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, last week I hosted a town hall meeting in 
Lawrence, Massachusetts, to discuss ways to grow our domestic 
manufacturing base and promote policies that keep jobs in the United 
States, not overseas. Participating in this town hall were several 
major employers who have made the often challenging decision to keep 
their labor force here in the United States.
  Among these employers was New Balance, the last athletic shoemaker to 
make sneakers from first stitch to final product in the United States, 
and an employer of more than 800 Massachusetts workers. The success of 
these types of companies demonstrates that manufacturing jobs can still 
thrive in the United States, but we need to pursue policies at the 
Federal level that support their efforts.
  House Democrats' Make It In America agenda provides the tax 
incentives, workforce training, and investment in 21st century 
education that will help keep the production of goods and services here 
in the United States.
  We can't sit back and allow our manufacturing base to be continually 
eroded. We must pass the Make It In America agenda.

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