Congresswoman tours local businesses to see products made in her district
Posted by LDonia on 08/10/2012
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) champions Made in America products frequently. She writes frequently about it, in fact.
This week, Speier did more than write -- she traveled around her district (California’s 12th, which includes parts of San Francisco and San Mateo) and visited with local manufacturers.
Speier documented her travels, which included stops at McRoskey Mattress Co. and Timbuk2, on Twitter and Youtube.
Writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, T.L. Viens spoke with Speier during her visits:
The congresswoman said she aims to 'find ways to incentivize companies to bring manufacturing back [to America.]' She said the best way to create jobs is to, '[buy] products being built by your neighbor, by a kid who just graduated from college. We need to see ‘Made in America’ more.'
Read more here.
Photo from Congresswoman Speier’s Twitter page.
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