{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140223015525/http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/new-congressional-report-details-revitalization-of-american-manufacturing-sector", "New congressional report details revitalization of American manufacturing sector", "2013-12-17", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Christopher Coons", "C001088", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 17, 2013\n                    CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-5042\u00a0 \n\t\t\t\t\t New congressional report details revitalization of American manufacturing sector \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Report shows manufacturing exports up 38 percent since 2009, now exceed pre-recession peak \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\nWASHINGTON \u2013 A new congressional report released Tuesday found that after a decade of devastating declines, the American manufacturing sector is recovering, and that now is the time for Washington to invest in its confirmed growth. The report, authored by Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff, concluded that \u201cmanufacturing is the most innovative sector of the economy and is vital to U.S. competitiveness\u201d and found that the value of U.S. manufacturing exports has surpassed the country\u2019s pre-recession peak.\u00a0\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s manufacturing sector is already coming back and is a critical part of our nation\u2019s economic recovery,\u201d said U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), who leads the Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative in the Senate. \u201cThis report makes clear why it is so important that Washington focuses on manufacturing jobs instead of manufactured crises. Manufacturing jobs are high-quality jobs \u2014 they pay more in wages and benefits, create local service jobs, and contribute significantly to the local economy. This report thoroughly and thoughtfully lays out how Congress can make a difference in helping American manufacturers grow and create these good jobs, and I appreciate the excellent work by Senator Klobuchar and the Joint Economic Committee in putting it together.\"\n\u201cAmerica is a country that innovates, makes things, and exports to the world, and manufacturing has long been an engine of economic growth and a key source of good jobs,\u201d said U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee. \u201cThis report highlights immediate, bipartisan actions Congress can take to strengthen American manufacturing, from cutting red tape to increase U.S. exports to boosting STEM education, and I will continue to work to move these initiatives forward so we can move our economy forward.\u201d\nAmong the report\u2019s most compelling findings about American manufacturing:\n \nManufacturing exports are up in value 38 percent since 2009 \u2013 beating their pre-recession peak\nRoughly 600,000 high-skilled positions went unfilled in 2012 because of a lack of qualified workers\nManufacturing accounts for 12 percent of the nation\u2019s gross domestic product\nManufacturers provide nearly 12 million jobs\nThe manufacturing sector has grown by 554,000 jobs since February 2010, adding jobs in 36 of the last 45 months\n \n\u201cManufacturing in America is fundamentally different today than it was when it fueled the post-war boom and built our middle class,\u201d Senator Coons said. \u201cAs the report shows, one of the areas that has changed is the nature of manufacturing work itself. Today, workers need to be better educated and more skilled \u2013 especially in science, technology, engineering, and math. Rather than relying on assembly lines made up of many workers repeating the same task over and over again, modern manufacturers are increasingly requiring workers to carry out more complex and varying tasks. Our workers need to be more productive and more skilled because they are overseeing highly complex operations. Manufacturing still holds the same potential as it did before \u2013 we just need to modernize our manufacturing sector for the 21st century.\u201d\nSince its debut in October, Manufacturing Jobs for America has grown to include 44 bills from 26 senators. Thirty of the bills have already been introduced, many with bipartisan support, around four principles:\n \nStrengthening America\u2019s 21st century workforce\nOpening markets abroad\nCreating the conditions necessary for growth\nExpanding access to capital\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    \n        \n        \n\t\t\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags:\n                            \n                                \n                                Jobs,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Middle Class,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                STEM,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Technology,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Manufacturing,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Competitiveness,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                workforce,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Education,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Economy,\u00a0\n                            \n                                \n                                Manufacturing Jobs for America", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140223015525/http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/new-congressional-report-details-revitalization-of-american-manufacturing-sector"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9239520877599716, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}