President Donald J. Trump is Following Through on His Promise to Revitalize American Manufacturing | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release: 

    "Together, we're going to do everything in our power to make sure that more products are stamped with those wonderful words: 'Made in the USA.'"  -  President Donald J. Trump

    BUY AMERICAN: President Trump is fulfilling his promise to "Buy American," supporting American businesses and workers.

          •  Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects.

                •  This Executive Order will strengthen Buy American preferences for Federal financial assistance for infrastructure projects.

          •  This action follows President Trump's Executive Order 13788 of 2017 that required a more judicious use of waivers to purchase foreign-made goods under Buy-American programs.

                •  In 2018, waivers on Federal contracts declined by 16% Government-wide.

          •  Government spending on foreign goods has fallen to its lowest point in 10 years thanks to President Trump's efforts.

          •  Government spending on United States-made products has increased by $24 billion during the first two years of the Administration over the previous two-year average.

          •  Buy American programs create good paying jobs that help lift more workers into prosperity.

          •  Buying American strengthens our manufacturing and defense industrial base, including pillar industries like steel and aluminum that are vital to national security.

    MANUFACTURING BOOM: American manufacturers are more optimistic than ever and hiring has skyrocketed thanks to the President's policies.

          •  President Trump's deregulation policies, tax cuts, and tough trade actions have resulted in a resurgence in the American manufacturing industry.

          •  The President's policies are working, with manufacturer optimism reaching an all-time high.

          •  Since President Trump's election 503,000 manufacturing jobs have been created, compared to 78,000 in the last two years of the Obama Administration.

          •  In 2018, manufacturing added more jobs than any year since 1997.

          •  An average of 20,000 manufacturing jobs have been created per month since President Trump's election, compared to 8,000 per month in the previous four years.

          •  The unemployment rate for the manufacturing sector stands at 2.8 percent and reached a record low of 2.6 percent last year.

          •  Wage growth among the lowest wage earners is outpacing median wage growth.

    INVESTING IN MANUFACTURING WORKERS: President Trump is investing in workforce development that will help prepare American workers to join our thriving manufacturing sector.

          •  President Trump signed the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which provides career-focused training and education to students and workers.

                •  The Act will benefit nearly 12 million Americans and authorizes more than $1 billion in funds for States each year.

          •  President Trump established the National Council for the American worker to raise awareness about the skills gap, expand apprenticeships, and encourage investment in worker education.

          •  More than 180 companies have pledged to provide training opportunities to workers and students thanks to the Administration's "Pledge to America's Workers."

                •  More than 6.4 million training opportunities have been pledged so far.

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