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Aug 05 2014
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Senate Buy America bill introduced: Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) statement

The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) today expressed strong support for S.2737, the Invest in American Jobs Act of 2014, introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).  The bill would improve...
Aug 04 2014
Blog

A Sobering Look at a Former Factory Town

An excellent story in the New York Times this weekend took a sobering look at the economic prospects of Millinocket, Maine, home to the remnants of the Great Northern Paper Mill. The mill, which...
Jul 14 2014
Blog

AAM Statement on the naming of Ron Bloom as the Obama Administration’s Senior Counselor for Manufact

Brief statement from Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) Executive Director Scott Paul on the naming of Ron Bloom as the Obama Administration's Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy:...
Jun 20 2014
Blog

Ignore the Hype: We Aren’t Even Close to Declaring a Manufacturing Victory

You might have seen a new report released this week from the U.S. National Economic Council that put forth the idea that American manufacturing is more competitive than it has been in decades. That...
Jun 18 2014
Blog

White House Maker Faire Promotes Manfacturing Innovators

There’s a giraffe over at the White House today. A 17-foot-tall, 2,200 pound robotic giraffe named Russell who walks on wheels, plays music, lights up and can carry up to 30 passengers in its...
Mar 06 2014
Blog

A Berry good story on American-made footwear

Here’s the kind of story we like to see: The Wall Street Journal reports that the Department of Defense (DOD) has reviewed a loophole to the Berry Amendment that allows Army, Navy, and Air...
Jan 23 2014
Blog

Californians Trade Hard-Earned Tax Dollars for Broken Bridge and Potentially Criminal Activity

  Look, no one likes the guy or gal who says “I told you so!” so we won’t do that. But let’s just say, your friends at the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) are...
Jan 22 2014
Blog

State of the Union Translator

  President Obama's State of the Union address is expected to focus heavily on jobs and the economy this year. AAM's SOTU Translator can help sort through the buzzwords...
Mar 04 2013
Blog

“Getting the lights turned back on” — homeland security concerns from two DHS Chiefs

Two Secretaries of Homeland Security agree—the continued outsourcing of U.S. manufacturing is a national security problem. This morning, the POLITICO’s Chief White House Correspondent...
Mar 26 2012

New National Campaign Demands Accountability on U.S. Infrastructure Spending

  Should Be Made in America California’s Made-in-China Bay Bridge Symbol of Failure; Billboards and Legislation Will Drive Policy Changes to Reinvest Tax Dollars in American Workers and...