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There is a particular pride associated with making things -â€" getting our hands dirty, putting the pieces together and ending up with a finished product -â€" that’s the same as it’s always been. Unfortunately, though, all too many of the goods we buy today have “Made in China” stamped on them rather than “Made in America.” We know that good manufacturing jobs have been outsourced to China, India and Mexico because we know people whose jobs have been taken away; they’re our friends, neighbors and sometimes members of our own families.

But American manufacturing isn’t going away. We are very good at making things in this country, and Hoosiers have and will continue to work together to ensure that manufacturing remains a vital part of our economy.  And we have a recent successful example from just a few years ago in the fight for the future of the American auto industry. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle stepped up to fight for manufacturi! ng right here at home.

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