On the recordSeptember 12, 2024
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, when it comes to the future of auto manufacturing, we have basically two options. We can either let China continue to dominate manufacturing, including the production of electric vehicles, as they have now for years, or we can invest in American manufacturing to create American jobs and make sure American workers are building these vehicles here in the United States. The electric vehicle tax credit is helping us to compete with China, lowering costs for our consumers, and making sure we continue to make vehicles here in America with American workers and not overseas. During the pandemic, of course, we had an economic crisis. Now, America has one of the strongest economies in the world. Over the last several years, 16 million new jobs have been created. There has been record small business growth. The stock market is near all-time highs. Wages are up and inflation is, in fact, coming down. Additionally, for the first time in a long time, we are seeing a manufacturing boom right here in America. Under the last administration, we were shipping American jobs overseas. Currently, hundreds of thousands of new manufacturing jobs have been created here in the United States with more manufacturing projects being planned or under construction.…





