Presidential Document2023-22581
National Manufacturing Day, 2023
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October 11, 2023
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October 5, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 70337-70338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22581]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10644 of October 5, 2023
National Manufacturing Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate American
workers--the best workers in the world, who are leading
a new manufacturing boom in our Nation--and we pledge
to keep investing in them to make sure the future is
Made in America.
Manufacturing is the backbone of our economy, but for
the past few decades, we have not always treated it
that way. We were told that trickle-down economics was
the only way forward--cutting taxes for the wealthy and
big corporations; slashing public investment in
priorities like education, infrastructure, and health
care; and letting American manufacturing jobs be
shipped overseas. As a result, economic inequality only
grew. And with every manufacturing town that was
hollowed out, communities lost not just jobs but also
pride and self-worth.
I ran for President to change that--to grow our economy
from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down,
moving from trickle-down economics to what some in the
press are calling ``Bidenomics.'' Our plan is working.
We have seen over 13 million new jobs created,
including 800,000 manufacturing jobs. Unemployment has
been below 4 percent for the longest stretch in over 50
years. And our inflation rate is among the lowest
across the world's major economies. It is simple:
Bidenomics means we are growing our economy by
strengthening the middle class and making things in
America again.
As a result, companies are reinvesting in America,
building factories that will power our economy for
years to come. Since I took office, we have attracted
over $500 billion in private investment to American
manufacturing and the industries of the future. Real
spending on factory construction doubled in the last 2
years, and hit a record high in August, after falling
under my predecessor--and so far this year, it has
contributed more to gross domestic product growth than
any 6 months on record. Instead of exporting American
jobs, we are creating American jobs and exporting
American products again.
This progress is possible because we are doing what has
always worked best in our country--investing in America
and in American workers. The Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law that I signed puts Americans to work rebuilding our
Nation's roads, bridges, ports, and more using
American-made materials. We have already announced more
than 37,000 new projects across all 50 States. The
CHIPS and Science Act is making sure the United States
leads the world in innovation by bringing semiconductor
manufacturing home so we never again rely on foreign
supply chains for the computer chips that power
everything in our lives, from cellphones and cars to
sophisticated weapons systems. The Inflation Reduction
Act is powering a clean energy revolution, increasing
our production of essential batteries and clean energy
technologies and making sure a sustainable and energy
independent future is Made in America. And we are
collaborating with employers, unions, community
colleges, high schools, and other partners to help more
Americans train for the good manufacturing jobs and
careers that these investments are creating.
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But we are not only making things in America again--we
are making sure the Federal Government buys American as
well. I started by introducing the most robust updates
to the Buy American Act in nearly 70 years, increasing
the proportion of American-made content required in
federally-acquired goods. I announced new standards
requiring that the lumber, glass, fiber optic cables,
and other construction materials used in Federal
infrastructure projects must be made in America. And I
signed an Executive Order requiring Federal research-
and-development agencies to prioritize domestic
manufacturing when it comes time to bring taxpayer
funded inventions to market. When the Federal
Government spends taxpayers' money, we are making sure
it is on American products made by American workers,
creating American jobs.
For too long, too many of us have been told to give up
on American manufacturing. I will never do that. We are
living through one of the greatest industrial revivals
in our Nation's history. There is no one that America
cannot outcompete. We used to lead the world in
manufacturing, and by investing in America and in our
people, we are leading the world in manufacturing
growth. Jobs are coming home. Factories are coming
home. And we are feeling pride once again in the phrase
that is finally a reality and not just a slogan: ``Made
in America.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 6,
2023, as National Manufacturing Day. I encourage all
Americans to look for ways to get involved in your
community and join me in participating in National
Manufacturing Day and, most importantly, buying
American.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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