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

 
Proclamation 9941 of October 3, 2019

National Manufacturing Day, 2019

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Manufacturing is a pillar of the American economy, and the hard work and
ingenuity of America's manufacturers and manufacturing workers bolster
the strength of our Nation. On National Manufacturing Day, we recognize
the individuals who drive this vital sector of our economy, and we
recommit to restoring the glory of our proud heritage as a Nation of
industrious builders of world-class products.
Manufacturing spurs innovation and fuels economic growth, providing all
Americans with opportunities to prosper and thrive. My Administration
has worked tirelessly to promote increased opportunities for
manufacturers and manufacturing workers after years of neglect. The Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act, capital investment deductions, strong trade policies,
and focused deregulations have all strengthened American businesses. Our
policies and actions are delivering real results, with our economy
having already added more than 512,000 manufacturing jobs since my
election. In communities across our Nation, American workers and
families are reaping the benefits of this industrial boom, with nominal
average hourly earnings rising 3.2 percent over the past 12 months and
the unemployment rate falling to a 50-year low.
Along with many great benefits, our flourishing job market also presents
new challenges. With more than 7 million open jobs in July, ensuring
workers have access to the equipment and skills training they need to
secure and thrive in high-demand jobs is critical to our Na

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tion's continued prosperity. To accomplish this, I have increased
apprenticeship opportunities, including through the Task Force on
Apprenticeship Expansion. Last year, I also established the President's
National Council for the American Worker. The council supports and
promotes education programs that provide workers with the technical
knowledge needed in today's economy. American employers and
manufacturers are rising to the challenge, and more than 350
organizations have signed our Pledge to America's Workers to provide
more than 14 million employment and training opportunities for American
workers.
I am also renegotiating one-sided trade deals to ensure that American
workers and manufacturers compete on a level playing field with foreign
competitors. In 2018, I signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA), delivering on the promise I made to the American people to
renegotiate the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Once approved by the Congress, the USMCA will rebalance trade on our
continent to once again benefit American producers, creating an
estimated 50,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector alone. We have also
amended the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) to include
key provisions that enable increased American exports and protect high-
paying manufacturing jobs in our Nation's auto industry. And just this
past month, we renegotiated how international postal rates are set in
order to ensure fairness for small- and medium-size American
manufacturing companies.
For too long, other nations have exploited the pioneering spirit of our
country's entrepreneurs. My Administration is standing up to these bad
actors around the world to protect American intellectual property,
including innovative manufacturing techniques and new technology
developed in the United States. In order to maintain our competitive
edge in an increasingly global and technology-driven economy, we must
protect the advancements and breakthroughs in industry that are vital to
sustaining recent successes and accelerating growth. That is why we will
continue working to put an end to intellectual property theft and other
abusive practices through strong enforcement of our trade laws and
efforts to strengthen our cyber infrastructure. We will never stop
working to protect the American ingenuity that powers our robust economy
and bolsters our national defense.
The American workforce and manufacturing industry are the best in the
world, and my Administration refuses to allow them to be left behind.
The unrivaled work ethic of our tenacious working men and women will
always set the global standard for workmanship and resourcefulness.
Today, we celebrate the renaissance in American manufacturing that is
restoring our country's dominance in global and domestic markets, and we
recommit to building on these achievements in the years to come.
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 October 4, 2019, as
National Manufacturing Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
entrepreneurs, innovators, and workers in manufacturing who are making
our communities strong.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the

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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
DONALD J. TRUMP