{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2015-5", "2012-12-31", 112, 2, null, null, "COMPETITIVENESS AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2015", "E2015", "[{\"name\": \"Hansen Clarke\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "158 Cong. Rec. E2015", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2015]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n               COMPETITIVENESS AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING\n\n                                 ______\n\n                           HON. HANSEN CLARKE\n\n                              of michigan\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, December 31, 2012\n\n  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, after decades of decline,\nAmerican manufacturing is now on the rebound. The United States created\nnearly half a million manufacturing jobs between 2010 and 2012. This\nrecovery is critical for cities like my hometown of Detroit and for\nAmerica's economy as a whole, but sustaining it will require\ncoordinated comprehensive action.\n  Thankfully, the nation can count on inspired and visionary leadership\nfrom both the public and private sectors to sustain the development of\nadvanced manufacturing industries that create high-quality exports and\nwell-paying jobs.\n  I commend President Obama's commitment to creating a million new\nmanufacturing jobs by 2016 through new investments in technological\nresearch and development as well as sensible policies like the\nelimination of tax deductions for companies that outsource\nmanufacturing overseas. I also commend important private sector voices\nwho are leading the way to America's manufacturing renaissance.\n  Andrew Liveris, the head of Dow Chemical and author of Make It in\nAmerica: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy has argued persuasively\nfor a new national economic strategy that rests on a range of\ninnovative ideas. In particular, he calls for a more coherent and\ncomprehensive approach to national energy policy and greater reliance\non alternative energy sources. This is essential because the cost and\nvolatility of traditional energy sources like imported oil are a major\ndrag on the nation's industrial productivity. Mr. Liveris additionally\ncalls for new investments in workers' skills in order to boost the\nnation's productivity and guarantee world-class living standards. An\nintellectual leader and prominent figure in American business, Mr.\nLiveris and his proposals should command respect and attention across\nthe political spectrum.\n  The Council on Competitiveness--a non-profit non-partisan coalition\ncomposed of CEOs, labor leaders, and university presidents--has\nlikewise developed a vital and comprehensive proposal to spur American\neconomic renewal. Their new report, ``A Clarion Call for\nCompetitiveness,'' is a roadmap for Congress and the Administration to\nboost manufacturing and create well-paying jobs in the decades ahead.\nAmong other recommendations, the Council urges federal leaders to\ndouble investments in technological research, increase efforts to\ncommercialize America's scientific discoveries, strengthen\napprenticeship programs for advanced manufacturing, speed-up the\ndevelopment of manufacturing ``clusters'' built around leading research\ncenters around the nation, and ensure the quality of America's roads,\nbridges, and digital connections by authorizing the Export-Import Bank\nto fund domestic infrastructure projects.\n  These ideas--which come from both Democrats and Republicans and both\nprivate and public sectors--are unique in today's civic debate for a\nsimple reason: they offer hope. I call on Congress to implement these\ninnovative proposals in the 113th Congress for the sake of our workers,\nour businesses, and our nation's long-term economic future.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgE2015-5"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 76.89116394612938, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}