Domestic manufacturing
How many goods are made in the United States, whether factories and manufacturing jobs stay or return from overseas, whether governments must buy American-made goods, and what that means for workers and towns.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans14 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Invest in and grow American manufacturing11Keep factories here and bring offshored manufacturing back3Grow clean energy and electric vehicle manufacturing3End the current tariffs to protect manufacturing jobs3Give tax incentives to companies that make goods and hire here2Expand defense manufacturing2Work with allies and trade partners while building up manufacturing1
Invest in and grow American manufacturing
11 members“I’ll always support good investments and programs to facilitate economic development, manufacturing and modern jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Colin knows that Texas is a great state, and that to continue our success, we need to invest in our infrastructure and manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“I support investments in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and electric vehicle production that reduce pollution while strengthening American industry and creating good-paying jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Revitalizing manufacturing by ending hidden-tariff taxes and supporting job training.”View on their website ↗
“Federal investments in workforce development and manufacturing innovation”View on their website ↗
“Jessica also knows that fiscal responsibility means boosting, not holding back, American innovation and the jobs that come with it. This means fighting to shape the industries of the future so that they both grow our economy and strengthen middle-class families – from high-tech manufacturing to artificial intelligence to digital assets.”View on their website ↗
“Continue our state’s leadership in next-gen manufacturing”View on their website ↗
“We need to keep investing in manufacturing here at home to create good jobs and strengthen our local economies.”View on their website ↗
“Invest in infrastructure to support the jobs of the future, such as energy efficiency and sustainable manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“I believe in “Made in America” in real, practical ways: in the jobs we create, the products we buy, and the communities we invest in. When we hollow out our manufacturing base and send work overseas, workers here at home are left with fewer opportunities and less security.”View on their website ↗
“Investing in American manufacturing means more than jobs. It means safer supply chains, stronger communities, and a future where working families can plan ahead instead of scrambling to survive the next economic shift.”View on their website ↗
“To meet the resulting increased needs for EVs we must advance EV and battery supply chain development by expanding domestic production in support of good union jobs, fostering supply chain resilience and competition through focused development of our domestic mineral and battery production capacity, and promoting policies to expand workforce development and infrastructure in EV, battery, and mineral supply chains.”View on their website ↗
“Use Trade and Industrial Policy to Lift Up Workers: Claire will fight for policies that promote high-road domestic manufacturing, invest in critical supply chains, and support durable, unionized jobs in the industries of the future.”View on their website ↗
“End pointless tariffs If we want to bring back American manufacturing, we need a real plan to make sure we do it right. This includes investing in work and apprenticeship programs, our agricultural, manufacturing, and technology sectors, while working with global partners and making sure they abide by our terms. But angering our trading partners with frivolous tariffs has killed the revenue of farmers, and small businesses across the country.”View on their website ↗
Keep factories here and bring offshored manufacturing back
3 members“Reshore manufacturing jobs, including continuing to add more defense manufacturing in Northeastern Pennsylvania.”View on their website ↗
“Keeping manufacturing here allows us to do things the right way: with strong environmental standards, skilled American workers, and modern technology that produces more with less waste.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll fight to bring federal investment back to Macomb County, supporting defense and aerospace innovation, protecting our auto manufacturing plants, and securing funding for environmental restoration and clean infrastructure projects that create high-quality local jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Christina’s plan supports "protecting our auto manufacturing plants." She believes these plants are key to Southeast MIchigan’s economy and our families, and will advocate for and pass policies that help expand the production of vehicles here in Southeast Michigan, regardless of whether they are gas-powered or electric.”View on their website ↗
“End pointless tariffs If we want to bring back American manufacturing, we need a real plan to make sure we do it right. This includes investing in work and apprenticeship programs, our agricultural, manufacturing, and technology sectors, while working with global partners and making sure they abide by our terms. But angering our trading partners with frivolous tariffs has killed the revenue of farmers, and small businesses across the country.”View on their website ↗
Grow clean energy and electric vehicle manufacturing
3 members“When we invest in Great Lakes restoration, environmental standards, clean energy, green manufacturing, and a strong defense industrial base here in Michigan, we are strengthening our environment, our economy, and our national security all at once.”View on their website ↗
“I support investments in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and electric vehicle production that reduce pollution while strengthening American industry and creating good-paying jobs.”View on their website ↗
“Invest in infrastructure to support the jobs of the future, such as energy efficiency and sustainable manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“To meet the resulting increased needs for EVs we must advance EV and battery supply chain development by expanding domestic production in support of good union jobs, fostering supply chain resilience and competition through focused development of our domestic mineral and battery production capacity, and promoting policies to expand workforce development and infrastructure in EV, battery, and mineral supply chains.”View on their website ↗
End the current tariffs to protect manufacturing jobs
3 members“Christina has vehemently advocated to end Trump’s tariffs in order to protect auto jobs here in Southeast Michigan.”View on their website ↗
“Revitalizing manufacturing by ending hidden-tariff taxes and supporting job training.”View on their website ↗
“End pointless tariffs If we want to bring back American manufacturing, we need a real plan to make sure we do it right. This includes investing in work and apprenticeship programs, our agricultural, manufacturing, and technology sectors, while working with global partners and making sure they abide by our terms. But angering our trading partners with frivolous tariffs has killed the revenue of farmers, and small businesses across the country.”View on their website ↗
Give tax incentives to companies that make goods and hire here
2 members“I will work to raise the corporate tax rate on the largest, most profitable businesses, while expanding incentives for companies that invest here at home: building plants and factories in Tennessee, funding research and development, creating domestic jobs, and purchasing American-made machinery and equipment.”View on their website ↗
“Provide incentives for producers utilizing Made in America raw goods and inputs throughout the supply chain.”View on their website ↗
Expand defense manufacturing
2 members“Reshore manufacturing jobs, including continuing to add more defense manufacturing in Northeastern Pennsylvania.”View on their website ↗
“When we invest in Great Lakes restoration, environmental standards, clean energy, green manufacturing, and a strong defense industrial base here in Michigan, we are strengthening our environment, our economy, and our national security all at once.”View on their website ↗
Work with allies and trade partners while building up manufacturing
1 member“End pointless tariffs If we want to bring back American manufacturing, we need a real plan to make sure we do it right. This includes investing in work and apprenticeship programs, our agricultural, manufacturing, and technology sectors, while working with global partners and making sure they abide by our terms. But angering our trading partners with frivolous tariffs has killed the revenue of farmers, and small businesses across the country.”View on their website ↗
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