[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS AT EAST MILLINOCKET PAPER MILL

  (Mr. MICHAUD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the people 
of the Katahdin region in my home State of Maine.
  The paper mill in East Millinocket is shutting down and taking with 
it hundreds of jobs and much of the tax base. Like so many other mills 
and factories across this country, it couldn't keep its doors open.
  In the last decade, our Nation has lost nearly 6 million 
manufacturing jobs and seen 50,000 factories closed. It's because we 
haven't prioritized our manufacturing sector and haven't made an effort 
to keep good-paying, blue collar jobs in the United States.
  I worked at this mill for over 29 years alongside the hardworking 
people of the Katahdin region. In solidarity, I stand with them today, 
confident that if we are pulling together, we can find a way to put 
this mill back online.
  I urge my colleagues in Congress to help me and workers in Maine and 
all across this country by supporting a national manufacturing strategy 
and a new trade policy.

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