The President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has told an audience that US manufacturing currently has momentum, but that the industry needs certainty for it to continue onwards and upwards.
Speaking at NAM’s annual State of Manufacturing Address, Jay Timmons told the audience of manufacturers and congressional and state officials that “manufacturing in the United States is moving forward.
“Like a press at full speed, like a production line firing on all cylinders, like the workers who show up before dawn and leave long after the job is done—manufacturing in the United States is driving us forward.” And Timmons added that now it’s time “to make America Great for Manufacturing Again.”
Timmons’ annual speech kicked off the NAM’s 2025 Competing to Win Tour, starting with a whirlwind four-states-in-four-days tour of manufacturing facilities, schools, government offices and more.
This recent news comes after NAM praised President Trump for tackling US regulatory uncertainty, an issue that Timmons also cited in his address, highlighting how “manufacturing is a capital-intensive industry. We make decisions months and years in advance. … That’s why we need certainty. We need a clear, actionable, multistep strategy from our government.”
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