ICYMI: NAM’s Charles Crain Testifies Before House Small Business Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, National Association of Manufacturers Managing Vice President of Policy Charles Crain testified before the House Small Business Committee at its hearing, “Made in the USA: How Main Street Is Revitalizing Domestic Manufacturing.”
In his testimony, Crain thanked the Small Business Committee for its leadership on the recent tax reform package, which made pro-growth, pro-manufacturing tax policy a permanent part of the tax code, giving small and medium-sized manufacturers much-needed certainty. However, by addressing other ongoing challenges, Congress can strengthen and protect the success of H.R. 1.
In his opening remarks, Crain outlined the opportunities:
“Congress and the administration can pursue what we’ve called a ‘comprehensive manufacturing strategy.’
- That means rebalancing unworkable regulations and reforming America’s broken permitting process;
- It means investing in our nation’s infrastructure and supporting American energy dominance;
- It means providing trade certainty that empowers manufacturers to make things in America;
- And it means investing in the manufacturing workforce of the future.
“We need all of these policies to build on the success of tax reform, to unlock small manufacturing growth and to drive a true manufacturing renaissance.”
He closed his remarks by encouraging the committee to build on this year’s success:
“This is the road to a manufacturing renaissance. It runs through a comprehensive manufacturing strategy—ensuring that all parts of the federal government are rowing in the same direction: toward an empowered, emboldened, exceptional manufacturing industry.
“Backed by the right policy choices, small manufacturers will deliver—for our communities, for our country and for our preeminence on the world stage.
“Because when manufacturing wins, America wins.”
Read Crain’s full written testimony here.
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The National Association of Manufacturers is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 13 million men and women, contributes $2.90 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 53% of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the NAM or to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.