{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-kirk-provide-tax-certainty-for-continued-manufacturing-growth", "Donnelly, Kirk: Provide Tax Certainty for Continued Manufacturing Growth", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly, Kirk: Provide Tax Certainty for Continued Manufacturing Growth\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWednesday, December 11, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C.\u2014Today, Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee asking them to consider keeping in place expiring tax provisions that are important to the continued growth of the American manufacturing industry.\u00a0\r\nCiting the importance of certainty in the tax code to American businesses, Donnelly and Kirk wrote, \u201cAmerican manufacturers already face many challenges, including the high cost of producing goods in comparison to other countries.\u00a0 Congress can help even the playing field by providing an advantageous tax climate that enhances global competitiveness and encourages manufacturers to continue making domestic investments, creating jobs, and leading the economy.\u201d\r\nTo view a copy of the signed letter, click here.\u00a0 Full text of the letter follows.\u00a0\r\n\r\nDecember 11, 2013\r\n\r\nThe Honorable Max Baucus\r\nChairman\r\nThe U.S. Senate Committee on Finance\r\n219 Dirksen Senate Office Building\r\nWashington, D.C. 20510\r\nThe Honorable Orrin G. Hatch\r\nRanking Member\r\nThe U.S. Senate Committee on Finance\r\n219 Dirksen Senate Office Building\r\nWashington, D.C. 20510\r\nDear Chairman Baucus and RankingMember Hatch:\r\nManufacturing and manufacturing jobs are the backbone of the American economy.\u00a0 The industry employs nearly 12 million workers and contributes more than $1.6 trillion annually to the national economy.\u00a0 The manufacturing sector has played a significant role in the ongoing American economic recovery.\u00a0 We write to you out of concern for the number of expiring tax provisions that support the continued growth of the industry.\u00a0\r\nAmerican manufacturers already face many challenges, including the high cost of producing goods in comparison to other countries.\u00a0 Congress can help even the playing field by providing an advantageous tax climate that enhances global competitiveness and encourages manufacturers to continue making domestic investments, creating jobs, and leading the economy.\u00a0\r\nBusinesses need certainty in both the short-term and long-term.\u00a0 An expiration of important tax benefits could have a negative economic impact.\u00a0 Please consider keeping in place those policies that have a proven track record.\r\nWe understand the desire to hold off on addressing expiring tax provisions until they can be considered in a comprehensive tax reform effort.\u00a0 We believe tax reform is a worthy goal and greatly appreciate your pursuit of that objective.\u00a0 Until then, these expiring tax provisions have a real world impact on American manufacturers and the people they employ.\u00a0 Retroactively continuing them would also blunt the potentially positive impact.\u00a0 It is important that Congress provides job creators with certainty as soon as possible.\r\nFollowing disheartening job losses in the last decade, domestic manufacturing has begun to rebound, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs in recent years.\u00a0 We need that growth to continue, and Congress has a responsibility to promote pro-growth policies because when American manufacturing thrives, workers have jobs, the middle class grows, and the economy is strong.\u00a0\r\nWe are confident that the U.S. will maintain its status as a global manufacturing leader, but to ensure success, we need to give our manufacturers the certainty necessary to continue to grow.\u00a0 Therefore, we ask that you provide clarity and consider continuing the tax provisions that encourage American manufacturers to invest, innovate, and continue to create jobs.\r\nSincerely,\r\nU.S. Senator Joe Donnelly\r\nU.S. Senator Mark Kirk\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tDonnelly: Donnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov\r\nKirk: Kirk Press Office 202-228-3853", 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://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-kirk-provide-tax-certainty-for-continued-manufacturing-growth"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0182010009884834, "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"}