,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bh  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,ryan 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,reed7 submitted the following     
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,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 #b4ah trillion to the       
economy1 accounting for #aa4b percent of
 gross domestic product 7,,gdp72        
,whereas this figure has risen steadily 
over the past decade1 from #a4gj        
trillion in #bjji2 ,whereas             
manufacturers in the ,united ,states are
 a significant driver of innovation1    
spending #baa4g billion on research and 
development in #bjaf2 ,whereas more than
 #ab4h million people in the ,united    
,states 7or #h percent of the workforce7
 are employed directly in manufacturing1

 while many millions more jobs are      
supported through the supply chain and  
related industries2 ,whereas in #bjag1  
on average1 manufacturing workers in the
 ,united ,states earned more than the   
average worker in all industries2       
,whereas the number of skilled1 family  
wage jobs in this sector is increasing1 
presenting the opportunity to promote   
the benefits of a career in             
manufacturing to young people and their 
parents2 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