FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on Manufacturing Jobs and Growth

Original title: BUILT IN AMERICA: JOBS AND GROWTH IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

January 1, 2019

manufacturing jobs economic growth commerce industrial policy

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

The Frame

What this does

This hearing served as a formal record for lawmakers to gather expert testimony on manufacturing trends, which informs future legislative priorities regarding industrial policy and economic development.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Manufacturing business owners

The hearing discussed federal policies that impact the operational environment and growth potential of manufacturing firms.

Manufacturing sector employees

The discussion focused on job availability and wage growth within the manufacturing industry.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The House on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection held a hearing on September 26, 2018, to discuss the state of the American manufacturing sector. The session featured testimony from industry leaders and policy experts regarding job creation and economic growth in the industry.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on September 26, 2018, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing was titled 'Built in America: Jobs and Growth in the Manufacturing Sector'.
Four witnesses provided testimony: Nikki Moyers, Edward Paradowski, Andrew Stettner, and Eric Anderberg.
The subcommittee entered into the record a blog post from the Economic Policy Institute regarding tax cuts and wages.
The subcommittee entered into the record a report titled 'A Federal Agenda for Revitalizing America's Manufacturing Communities'.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to examine the current state of the manufacturing sector in the United States, specifically focusing on job creation and economic growth.

Who testified at the hearing?

The witnesses included representatives from manufacturing companies (Jerl Machine, Inc., Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation, and Dial Machine, Inc.) and a policy expert from the Century Foundation.

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

cross reference100% confidence

External Policy Input

The committee formally incorporated external research from the Economic Policy Institute and the Century Foundation into the official hearing record.

Economic Policy Institute Century Foundation

Connected Entities

personRobert E. Latta“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection”Map →

personAndrew Stettner“Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation, witness”Map →

personEric Anderberg“Vice President of Dial Machine, Inc., witness”Map →

personEdward Paradowski“President of Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation, witness”Map →

organizationEnergy and Commerce Committee“Parent committee of the subcommittee”Map →

personNikki Moyers“Vice President of Operations at Jerl Machine, Inc., witness”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

Analysis Score

0–100

Significance40
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy20
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment5
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz10
Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools