,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #d1 #bjag,mr4 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,ms4 ,esty of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,blum1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,emmer1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,evans7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,expressing support for designation of the first ,friday of ,october as ,manufacturing ,day4 ,whereas according to the most recent data1 manufacturers contributed #b4ag trillion to the economy2 ,whereas this figure has steadily risen since #bjji when manufacturers contributed #a4gj trillion2 ,whereas the sector accounts for #ab percent of gross domestic product 7,,gdp72 ,whereas for every #a4jj spent in manufacturing1 another #a4dj is added to the economy1 the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector2 ,whereas manufacturing supports an estimated #ah4e million jobs in the ,united ,states1 about #a in #f private sector jobs2 ,whereas more than #ab4c million people in the ,united ,states 7or #i percent of the workforce7 are employed directly in manufacturing2 ,whereas in #bjad1 on average manufacturing workers in the ,united ,states earned more than the average worker in all industries1 including pay and benefits2 ,whereas manufacturers in the ,united ,states are the most productive in the world1 far surpassing the worker productivity of any other major manufacturing economy1 leading to higher wages and living standards2 ,whereas manufacturers in the ,united ,states drive innovation more than any other sector1 spending #bbi4i billion in #bjad on research and development1 totaling an #hb-percent increase from #e years earlier2 ,whereas measured by ,,gdp1 manufacturing in the ,united ,states would rank as the ninth largest economy in the world2 and ,whereas the first ,friday of ,october would be an appropriate date to designate as ,manufacturing ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress supports the designation of ,manufacturing ,day4