[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 34255-34256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15448]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 9908 of July 14, 2019

                
Made in America Day and Made in America Week, 
                2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Made in America Day and during Made in America Week, 
                we honor the extraordinary efforts of American 
                entrepreneurs, workers, and farmers in revitalizing our 
                Nation's economy. Products made in America are the 
                world standard for quality and showcase the 
                craftsmanship of the most innovative, diverse, highly 
                skilled, and dedicated workforce in the world.

                When we buy American-made products, we support the 
                American workers who build them and we invigorate the 
                American economy, driving job growth, spurring 
                innovation, and bolstering the middle class. We have 
                already witnessed the creation of more than 6 million 
                new jobs since my election, and wages are rising at the 
                highest pace in a decade. Through historic tax and 
                regulatory reform, workforce initiatives, trade 
                enforcement, and the negotiation of new trade deals, my 
                Administration is fulfilling our promise to make ``buy 
                American and hire American'' the new standard. My 
                Administration is striving to ensure that items 
                purchased by the Government are made in America, with 
                American materials, and by American hands.

                Thanks to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
                and the elimination of burdensome and unnecessary 
                regulations, American workers and entrepreneurs have 
                renewed confidence. American companies are becoming 
                more competitive with their foreign counterparts and 
                have more money to invest in their employees through 
                bonuses, higher wages, and increased contributions to 
                retirement plans.

                My Administration is also pursuing fair trade by 
                working to level the playing field so that American 
                companies can compete in an increasingly global market. 
                To fight against unfair trade practices, we are 
                vigorously enforcing our Nation's existing trade laws. 
                We significantly updated one of our most consequential 
                trade deals, the United States-Korea Free Trade 
                Agreement (KORUS) to make it more beneficial to 
                American workers. I also delivered on my promise to 
                renegotiate the outdated and unbalanced North American 
                Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the signing of the 
                United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Once 
                approved by the Congress, the USMCA will help reverse 
                longstanding trade imbalances by granting American 
                businesses across all sectors of our economy greater 
                freedom to sell their goods and services throughout 
                North America.

                Last year, I signed an Executive Order establishing the 
                President's National Council for the American Worker 
                and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board to 
                focus on retraining our workforce and equipping 
                students and workers with the skills they need to be 
                successful across high-demand industries. We are asking 
                companies to commit to expanding programs that educate, 
                train, and re-skill American workers of all ages by 
                signing our Pledge to America's Workers.

                It is imperative that we keep investing in the 
                industrious American workers, job creators, and 
                inventors who always succeed at leading in innovation 
                and ingenuity, and never fail to inspire the rest of 
                the world. My Administration will always back our 
                American workers and manufacturers as they continue 
                their hard work to keep the American economy strong and 
                propel our Nation toward a more prosperous future.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim July 15, 2019, as 
                Made in America Day and this week, July 14 through July 
                20, 2019, as Made in America Week. I call upon all 
                Americans to pay special tribute to the builders, the 
                ranchers, the crafters, the entrepreneurs, and all 
                those who work with their hands every day to make 
                America great.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fourteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-15448
Filed 7-17-19; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3295-F9-P