    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    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.

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    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    outdated and unbalanced North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with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.
    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.
    DONALD J. TRUMP