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Pittsburgh, PA: Today, as Vice President Kamala Harris announced her manufacturing economic plans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, business leaders from across industries touted her approach as one that would ensure stability and a sound environment for manufacturing growth nationwide.
Business Forward President Jim Doyle released the following statement:
“Vice President Harris has released a sound plan that will help to spur innovation in manufacturing, and her pro-growth policies will help to create a stable environment for American businesses. This plan will encourage more private investment in American businesses and American workers, targeting places overlooked by investors for decades. It will build on the manufacturing boom prompted by reforms and incentives in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and CHIPS & Science Act.
“We need more, not less, stability for businesses in the United States, and the Harris approach promises stable footing and a sure path forward to lowering costs, ensuring a welcoming business environment, and creating higher wages for American workers.”
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