[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 SUPPORT THE MAKE IT IN AMERICA AGENDA

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, families and small businesses have been 
hurting for too long. While the world is changing, Washington has made 
things worse by ignoring American manufacturing and stifling American 
ingenuity. But here is what hasn't changed. Americans are still the 
most creative and most productive people in the world. We're still 
great at making things. And that's why I support the Make It In America 
agenda, because American manufacturing can and should be the central 
driver of our economy.
  The St. Louis region I represent has a strong base in manufacturing, 
and now we need to tap into that strength to bring high-quality, high-
paying jobs back home. That's why my office is helping St. Louis-based 
heating and air conditioning manufacturer Unico after being unfairly 
targeted by regulators. With a level playing field, companies like 
Unico can compete anywhere in the world, and if we invest in education, 
innovation, infrastructure, and manufacturing, we can restore making 
things to a central place in our economy.
  I ask my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats alike, to stand with 
me to make these job-creating investments so we can Make It In America 
again.

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