Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Encourages Pres. Trump to Support Key Manufacturing Council Recommendations

Press Release

U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined with Representatives Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) to urge President Donald Trump to utilize the U.S. Department of Commerce's Manufacturing Council to support his Manufacturing Jobs Initiative. In particular, the letter expresses support for Manufacturing USA Institutes and encourages further work to strengthen manufacturing and defense supply chains and cybersecurity.

"Manufacturing is the lifeblood of the American economy, driving innovation, delivering high-wage jobs, and engaging new technologies to create high-value products that are in demand around the world," the members wrote. "Since its creation in 2004, the Manufacturing Council has provided a forum to bring together private and public sector leaders to inform strategy and policy that supports this critical sector in the United States. We believe the expertise, insights, and policy recommendations that the Council provided will be an important resource for the new administration."