Eugene, O – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley continued his two week tour of Oregon manufacturing facilities with a tour of Bike Friday and a roundtable discussion with Eugene area manufacturing businesses. The “Made in Oregon” tour is a chance for Senator Merkley to hear directly from Oregon businesses about what is working for Oregon’s manufacturers, their challenges, and what policies can help retain and grow jobs here in Oregon and across America.
“From established natural resources companies like Murphy Plywood, to innovative custom manufacturers like Bike Friday, manufacturing has tremendous potential to create living-wage jobs. Here’s what we know: if we don’t make things in Oregon, we won’t have a middle class in Oregon,” said Merkley. “Today’s discussion provided insight from Oregon companies on the challenges we face, ranging from access to capital to a well prepared workforce.”
Como miembro del Caucus de Manufactura del Senado, el Senador Merkley está comprometido a encontrar soluciones para aumentar la manufactura en Estados Unidos mientras trabaja para poner fin a las prácticas comerciales desleales en el extranjero que perjudican la manufactura nacional. Estados Unidos ha progresado en áreas clave, pero el Senador Merkley cree que el futuro de nuestra nación depende de la salud de la industria manufacturera estadounidense.
During today’s roundtable with Eugene area businesses, Senator Merkley heard from local businesses on how we can support manufacturing in America. They include:
- Creating a level playing field for American manufacturing and addressing the unfair and illegal practices of China’s four-tiered industrial policy.
- Incentivizing domestic manufacturing to help both established industries and startup businesses.
- Apoyar la fabricación de energía limpia para que la futura infraestructura energética de Estados Unidos se construya aquí en Estados Unidos;
- Ayudar a las empresas a acceder al capital para crear empleos y crecer;
- Apoyar las necesidades de la fuerza laboral y la educación para que la próxima generación de estudiantes y trabajadores esté lista para competir en la economía global;
- Cerrar lagunas en el programa 'Buy America' para asegurarse de que los dólares de los contribuyentes estadounidenses respalden la fabricación estadounidense;
- And making government work for business by ensuring that rule and regulations are derived from solid analysis and accurate information.
Para obtener más información sobre la gira "Made in Oregon" del Senador Merkley, haga clic en aquí.
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