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A bill sponsored by U.S. Congressman Dan Lipinski, D-3rd District, of Western Springs, calling for a strategy to revitalize American manufacturing passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.
The bill passed 379-38 with 15 members not voting.
Lipinski said the majority of support the bill received shows it has a good chance of passing the Senate.
The bill requires the president of the United States to establish a Manufacturing Strategy Board within the Commerce Department that includes federal officials, two state governors from different parties, and nine private-sector leaders and stakeholders from the manufacturing industry.
The Board will conduct an analysis of the manufacturing sector. Based on the analysis, the President’s Board will then develop a National Manufacturing Strategy that includes short- and long-term goals for the manufacturing industry and specific recommendations on how to achieve those goals.
Speaking from Washington after the vote, July 28, Lipinski said he expects any manufacturing strategy to come out of the planned legislation to have a real impact.
Asked about the situation of manufacturers in Berwyn, Cicero and other western suburbs he represents, Lipinski said, “(Manufacturers in the western suburbs) continue to learn and to adapt. Even though they may have lost some jobs, there’s still great potential for some growth as the economy comes back.”
This story has been updated to more acurately describe the bill that passed in the House.
A bill sponsored by U.S. Congressman Dan Lipinski, D-3rd District, of Western Springs, calling for a strategy to revitalize American manufacturing passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.
The bill passed 379-38 with 15 members not voting.
Lipinski said the majority of support the bill received shows it has a good chance of passing the Senate.
The bill requires the president of the United States to establish a Manufacturing Strategy Board within the Commerce Department that includes federal officials, two state governors from different parties, and nine private-sector leaders and stakeholders from the manufacturing industry.
The Board will conduct an analysis of the manufacturing sector. Based on the analysis, the President’s Board will then develop a National Manufacturing Strategy that includes short- and long-term goals for the manufacturing industry and specific recommendations on how to achieve those goals.
Speaking from Washington after the vote, July 28, Lipinski said he expects any manufacturing strategy to come out of the planned legislation to have a real impact.
Asked about the situation of manufacturers in Berwyn, Cicero and other western suburbs he represents, Lipinski said, “(Manufacturers in the western suburbs) continue to learn and to adapt. Even though they may have lost some jobs, there’s still great potential for some growth as the economy comes back.”
This story has been updated to more acurately describe the bill that passed in the House.
