Representative Angie Craig Statement on House Passage of the America COMPETES Act

Statement

Today, Representative Angie Craig released the following statement following House passage of the America COMPETES Act, a bill to increase U.S. competitiveness with China and support American domestic manufacturing, which would help to address supply chain bottlenecks and lower prices for working Americans:

"For years, the American people have paid the price as manufacturing jobs were shipped overseas and our supply chains and markets became more dependent on overseas markets for inexpensive labor and products. The America COMPETES Act will help to reverse that trend and reestablish the United States as a leader on the global stage -- by unraveling our supply chains, reviving American manufacturing and preparing us to outcompete China for decades to come."

Earlier this week, the House approved two of Representative Craig's amendments designed to invest in apprenticeship colleges and address food supply chain challenges that are causing higher prices for working Americans. Representative Craig's House-approved amendments include:

Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act Amendment -- Craig's amendment would attach the Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act to the legislation, helping to advance a bipartisan bill that would provide community grants for apprenticeship colleges to expand and support outreach to potential students and employers. Craig's legislation would help to promote careers in the trades, revitalize the American manufacturing industry and connect working Americans with good-paying careers in their own communities.
Bolstering Agriculture and Food System Supply Chain Amendment -- Craig's amendment would direct the Assistant Secretary of Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response to evaluate the stability and security of the agriculture and food system supply chain within 270 days of enactment of the legislation. The amendment would strengthen the resilience of the American food supply chain by identifying vulnerabilities and producing key recommendations to eliminate transportation bottlenecks in the distribution of agricultural and food inputs, products, and exports. The amendment is supported by the American Farm Bureau, the Consumer Brands Association, the National Corn Growers Association, the National Milk Producers Federation, the American Soybean Association and the Fertilizer Institute.

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