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HIGHLIGHTS
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Reps. Boehlert and Doyle Join
Leadership of Manufacturing Task Force
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Great Lakes Task Force Organizational Meeting
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Northeast-Midwest Economic Review
Reps. Boehlert
and Doyle Join Leadership of Manufacturing Task Force
Reps. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) and Mike Doyle (D-PA)
have become co-chairs of the House Manufacturing Task Force, a bipartisan coalition
that advances the industrial sector.
Rep. Boehlert said, "As co-chair of the House
Manufacturing Task Force, I will continue to work with my colleagues to
find ways to keep our existing manufacturers operating here at home. We have
taken tremendous strides to increase funding for job-training opportunities
and continue funding the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program.
MEP has played a vital role in helping manufacturers meet the significant
challenges they face and maintain their competitive edge. In addition,
transitioning into a more high-tech workforce will be the key to continue
growing and strengthening our economy."
Congressman Doyle stated, “While manufacturing no
longer dominates the economy of the United States the way
it once did, the future health of the U.S. economy
still depends on the continued growth and technological development of our
nation’s manufacturing sector. That’s why I’ve been
working for years to promote the adoption of advanced manufacturing
processes in southwestern Pennsylvania and
across the country – and why I’m so excited about serving as a
co-chair of the Northeast-Midwest Coalition’s Manufacturing Task
Force in the 109th Congress.”
Reps. Boehlert and Doyle join Reps. Steven LaTourette
(R-OH) and Marty Meehan (D-MA) as Task Force co-chairs. The Task
Force’s staff contact is Michael Beckerman
(202/225-5731). The Senate Manufacturing Task Force is co-chaired by
Sens. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and its staff
contact is Kris Sarri
(202/224-0606).
Great Lakes Task Force Organizational Meeting
The Great Lakes
congressional delegation will meet on Friday, January 21, to discuss
legislative and appropriations issues for 2005. The meeting is open
to congressional staff only. Contact is Joy Mulinex at 202/224-1211.
Another pending Great
Lakes event will be the annual Great Lakes Congressional
Breakfast, scheduled for Tuesday, 2 March, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
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