National Manufacturing Day, 2020

• Published date: 07 October 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 63187
• Record Number: 2020-22349
• Section: Presidential Documents
• Court: Executive Office Of The President

Presidential Documents

63187

Federal Register

Vol. 85, No. 195

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Title 3—

The President

Proclamation 10091 of October 1, 2020

National Manufacturing Day, 2020

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Since the founding of our Nation, Americans have been renowned for their

craftsmanship and productivity. On National Manufacturing Day, we cele-

brate our dedicated American workers who carry on this legacy, recognizing

that manufacturing is a cornerstone of our economic prosperity and national

security. The workmanship and ingenuity of American manufacturers make

‘‘Made in the U.S.A.’’ an enduring stamp of patriotism and excellence,

and we will always support the men and women whose work ensures

that American manufacturing is second to none.

Since my first day in office, I have put America first, ushering in an unprece-

dented manufacturing revival. In 2017, I signed into law the Tax Cuts

and Jobs Act, supercharging our economic resurgence after more than a

decade of stagnation. My Administration also embarked on a long-overdue

effort to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome regulations, unleashing the

full potential of our manufacturers. Under my leadership, we also renegoti-

ated one-sided and unfair trade deals, finally putting American workers

and their interests first to ensure they can compete on a level playing

field with their foreign counterparts.

These policies and achievements have delivered historic results for the

American worker and American families. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic,

our Nation had added more than 483,000 manufacturing jobs since my

inauguration. In addition, more than 430 organizations have signed my

Administration’s Pledge to America’s workers, committing to providing edu-

cation and training opportunities for 16 million American students and

workers over the next 5 years, with manufacturing workers as a primary

beneficiary. Thanks to the renegotiated United States-Korea Free Trade Agree-

ment, which I signed in September of 2018, American manufacturers are

being treated more fairly on the global stage, and we ended a bilateral

trade deficit of more than 170 percent caused by previous administrations’

disastrous policies. In January of this year, I also delivered on my promise

to replace the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement by signing

into law the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which will create

nearly 600,000 new jobs—including 76,000 in the auto industry alone—

and spur up to $235 billion in new economic activity for our country.

In recent months, the vital importance of our Nation’s manufacturing sector

to the strength, security, and resilience of our country has become abundantly

clear. Since the arrival of the coronavirus from China, the health and safety

of the American people has depended more than ever on American manufac-

turing for essential goods and medical supplies. To help facilitate the delivery

of essential supplies and goods, I invoked the Defense Production Act and

related authorities more than 100 times since March to launch the greatest

manufacturing mobilization since the Second World War, quickly focusing

the might of American industry toward defeating the virus. Our manufactur-

ers have delivered when they were needed most, working with Federal,

State, and local government partners to produce more than 240 million

N95 respirators, one billion surgical masks, 45 million face shields, 430

million gowns, and 28 billion gloves—in addition to continuing to keep

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grocery store shelves stocked and deliver other essential goods to the Amer-

ican people. The men and women who occupy manufacturing sector jobs

have been and continue to be heroes in this effort, ensuring the strength

of our supply chain and fueling our nationwide response to the virus.

As our Nation continues to reopen, we know that our manufacturing sector

is vital to our economic recovery. Already, we are seeing signs that a

historic resurgence is well underway; we added 29,000 manufacturing jobs

in August alone, the same month in which manufacturing activity reached

a 19-month high. American workers have pioneered the greatest advance-

ments in history, and they will overcome this latest challenge as well and

continue to transform lives around the world. Today, as we celebrate National

Manufacturing Day and our Nation’s exceptional manufacturing heritage,

let us resolve to expand American excellence in manufacturing into the

future, securing our national prosperity for generations to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Donald J. Trump, 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 2, 2020,

as National Manufacturing Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this

day to celebrate today’s manufacturing and the U.S. manufacturers that

make our communities strong.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of

October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independ-

ence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

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