PRINTER'S NO. 1385
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
236
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SABATINA, TEPLITZ, VOGEL, DINNIMAN, TARTAGLIONE,
RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, BROWNE, PILEGGI AND YUDICHAK,
OCTOBER 28, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 28, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of November 2015 as "American Made Month"
in Pennsylvania and encouraging the purchase of American-made
products.
WHEREAS, "American Made Month" is being recognized nationwide
during the month of November 2015; and
WHEREAS, "American Made Month" will promote efforts to expand
jobs for Americans and unite national, state and local
businesses that manufacture, assemble, promote, distribute and
sell American-made products; and
WHEREAS, Manufacturing has steadily declined in the United
States and this Commonwealth, due in part to less costly
imported products; and
WHEREAS, The decline of manufacturing has led to fewer
family-sustaining jobs and attendant hardships for those
families and the communities in which they live and work; and
WHEREAS, Despite the decline of manufacturing, high-quality
products made by American workers are supplied by manufacturers
across the nation and this Commonwealth; and
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WHEREAS, The United States Bureau of Economic Analysis
reports that every $1 spent on American-made goods invests an
additional $1.35 in the United States economy; and
WHEREAS, According to the National Advanced Manufacturing
Portal, one new manufacturing job creates 1.6 additional jobs in
local service businesses, and jobs in high-tech manufacturing
industries generate up to five local service jobs and demand in
other industries, such as technology, supply chain management
and logistics; and
WHEREAS, The average American will spend approximately $700
on gifts this year; and
WHEREAS, If only half this amount were spent on gifts made in
the United States, up to one million American jobs would be
created; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the month of November
2015 as "American Made Month" in Pennsylvania and encourage the
purchase of American-made products in support of American
businesses and workers.
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