Chris Coons: “I come to the floor once again to talk about good jobs--about manufacturing jobs--and about what we can do together in…”

“I come to the floor once again to talk about good jobs--about manufacturing jobs--and about what we can do together in this Chamber to strengthen the vital manufacturing sector of the American economy. Last year, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown and Republican Senator Roy Blunt came together in a bipartisan effort to cosponsor an important bill, S. 1468, the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013--an effort to build a national network for manufacturing and innovation, also known as manufacturing innovation hubs. This bill, if enacted, would allow us to build institutes across our country dedicated to discovering the next breakthroughs in technology and translating them to the next breakthroughs in manufacturing. I have been proud to support and fight for this bill, and now, because of my colleagues' leadership and determination, we are close to getting a vote. We have heard about the importance of these innovation hubs for manufacturing before. Last year two hubs opened--one in Youngstown, OH, and another in Raleigh, NC. Just last week I was thrilled to hear about two more opening--one in Detroit and another in Chicago.…”