Manufacturing Policy Gets Boost in House Vote

Manufacture This (Stack) - The House of Representatives passed a bill (HR-4692) that would require each U.S. President to set a national manufacturing strategy and to annually assess progress on meeting its goals. The bill passed by a vote of 379 to 38, reflecting the bi-partisan belief that action must be taken to shore up manufacturing in the United States. It is part of a new ‘Make It in America’ agenda designed to reinvigorate American manufacturing, create jobs, and aid the economy.

Here is how business and economics writer Richard McCormack described the bill in Manufacturing & Technology News...