{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/pallone-tours-vantage-apparel-stresses-importance-encouraging-american-manufacturing", "Pallone Tours Vantage Apparel, Stresses Importance of Encouraging American Manufacturing", "2013-11-09", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Frank Pallone", "P000034", "pallone.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014On Friday, November 8, 2013 at 3:30 p.m., Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) visited Vantage Apparel, where he discussed the importance of manufacturing as an engine of economic growth.\u00a0 Congressman Pallone also discussed the \u201cMake It In America\u201d jobs agenda, which emphasizes bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States.\n\u201cAmerican businesses like Vantage Apparel are reinvigorating our country\u2019s manufacturing sector, which is the best way to create jobs\u00a0that sustain and grow our middle-class now and over the long term,\u201d said Pallone.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve heard from business leaders, labor representatives, entrepreneurs, economists, and other stakeholders that\u00a0Congress needs to take action in order to help our manufacturing sector grow. I\u2019m hopeful that Republicans will work with us to enact Make It In America legislation and help secure America as the world\u2019s leading producer and innovator for years to come.\u201d\u00a0\nHouse Democrats\u2019 Make It In America plan focuses on creating the best conditions for American businesses to manufacture their products, innovate, and create jobs right here in the U.S. President Obama has already signed ten Make It In America bills into law, many of which passed Congress with bipartisan support.\u00a0 Leaders in business and labor alike support the Make It In America plan because it will set us on a solid path forward to a future of greater competitiveness, more jobs, and long-term economic success.\nFor more than 35 years, Vantage Apparel has been a top-ranked brand of identity apparel chosen to promote the names and logos of the country\u2019s leading corporations, resorts, golf courses, colleges and casinos.\u00a0 Vantage manufactures and stocks nearly 200 styles of fashion apparel.\u00a0 Pallone met with Vantage Apparel executives and toured the manufacturing operation.\u00a0\u00a0\nThe Make It In America plan for the 113th Congress is focused on four key priorities that can bring about the changes needed to help businesses grow and create jobs here, and which are the most likely to draw bipartisan support.\u00a0 These priorities are central to creating jobs, helping manufacturers produce more goods here, maintaining America\u2019s innovation edge, and preparing a highly skilled workforce. Democrats hope that both parties will come together during the 113th Congress to pass additional Make It In America bills so we can grow our economy, put more Americans back to work, and ensure the middle class can Make It In America.\n\u00a0\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": ["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/pallone-tours-vantage-apparel-stresses-importance-encouraging-american-manufacturing"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7883450016379356, "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"}