{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-national-manufacturing-day-king-champions-future-of-american-made-products", "On National Manufacturing Day, King Champions Future of American-made Products", "2014-10-03", "2014", "2014-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "On National Manufacturing Day, King Champions Future of American-made Products\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, October 3, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSANFORD, ME \u2013 In honor of National Manufacturing Day, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today attended a celebration sponsored by the Manufacturers Association of Maine (MAMe) at ODAT Machine, toured the newly-expanded J\u00f8tul heating stove production plant in Gorham, and visited Evonik, a global leader in specialty chemicals that employs 120 people at its facility in Sanford.\r\nThe event at ODAT Machine brought together more than 75 students and teachers who, along with Senator King, worked together to build a robot in an effort to learn more about the interesting and exciting possibilities the manufacturing industry offers. Following the demonstration, Senator King also spoke about the importance of manufacturing in the United States and how science and technology education are critical to its success in the future.\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s just no doubt that we\u2019ve got to make things,\u201d Senator King said. \u201cHere in Maine, manufacturing is a part of our history and culture, and it\u2019s also got to be a part of the future of our economy. It was great to see students showcase their skills today, designing and building robots. All in all, a very successful National Manufacturing Day \u2013 something that\u2019s important for Maine and the country.\u201d\r\nAt J\u00f8tul, owner Bret Watson led Senator King on a tour of its new facility. The company recently announced that it is moving manufacturing production of its stoves from Norway to the Maine, doubling its existing workforce of 75 people in the state.\r\nNational Manufacturing Day is a nation-wide event in which hundreds of manufacturers across North America gather at the local level to host students, teachers, parents, job-seekers, and other local community members at open houses designed to showcase modern manufacturing technology and careers.\r\nSenator King has traveled across the state over the past few months, touring several advanced manufacturing facilities that produce a wide variety of products for different industries. At the federal level, Senator King has been pushing for greater federal investment in American manufacturing to help jumpstart the type of innovation necessary to reinvigorate the sector and help put more people back to work. To that end, he is a cosponsor of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013, bipartisan legislation that would establish a network of industry-led manufacturing institutes to help bridge the gap between research and development and improve access to cutting-edge equipment and capabilities. He spoke on the floor of the Senate in support of the bill earlier this year. His remarks can be viewed HERE.\r\n###", 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.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/on-national-manufacturing-day-king-champions-future-of-american-made-products"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.324475906789303, "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"}