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AIF Advocates for Manufacturing Policies

The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) participated in the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) 2014 Manufacturing Summit in Washington D.C. to advocate for tax, energy, environmental, infrastructure, trade, workforce and labor policies. As the state affiliate of NAM, AIF supports measures to strengthen competitiveness, modernize infrastructure, and embrace domestic energy production. AIF also advocates addressing EPA emissions mandates and expanded waters regulations, as well as workforce training programs to close skills gaps and fill available manufacturing jobs.

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AIF Advocates for Manufacturing Policies

The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) participated in the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM) 2014 Manufacturing Summit in Washington D.C. to advocate for tax, energy, environmental, infrastructure, trade, workforce and labor policies. As the state affiliate of NAM, AIF supports measures to strengthen competitiveness, modernize infrastructure, and embrace domestic energy production. AIF also advocates addressing EPA emissions mandates and expanded waters regulations, as well as workforce training programs to close skills gaps and fill available manufacturing jobs.

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For Immediate Release


Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Contact
Sarah Bascom, sarah@[Link], 850.294.6636
Kristen Bridges, kristen@[Link], 850.545.1917

AIF Advocates on Capitol Hill as State Affiliate of
National Association of Manufacturers
AIF Participates in NAM 2014 Manufacturing Summit in D.C.; Supports Tax, Energy,
Environmental Regulation, Infrastructure, International Trade, Workforce & Labor Measures
Tallahassee, Fla. The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) this week is participating in the
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) 2014 Manufacturing Summit in Washington,
D.C. As the state affiliate of NAM, AIF is on Capitol Hill advocating for tax, energy,
environmental regulation, infrastructure, international trade, workforce and labor policies.
As a partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, we are proud to attend their annual
summit in D.C. and support measures that impact a variety of policy areas, including tax, energy,
environmental regulation, infrastructure, international trade, workforce and labor, said AIF
President & CEO Tom Feeney. This weeks summit has brought together thought leaders and
policy experts within the manufacturing industry and business community to deliver a message
to Washington that strengthening our global cost competitiveness, modernizing our infrastructure
and embracing domestic energy production are all necessary components to sustaining, attracting
and growing our economy and workforce.
Key to driving our economy and increasing productivity within the manufacturing industry is
addressing the EPA emissions mandate and the EPAs effort to expand the definition of Waters
of the U.S. as federal overage which will drive up costs and reduce jobs, continued
Feeney. Additionally, AIF supports federal and state programs on workforce education that are
designed to close the skills gap and help fill the more than 600,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs
that are available but cannot be filled because of the lack of a skilled workforce. According to
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, manufacturing jobs pay
an average salary of $63,853 in Florida, making education and training critical to fill these high-
paying Florida jobs.
AIF looks forward to the continued dialogue on these important issues facing the manufacturing
industry, and is committed to advocating on behalf of the business community in Florida and
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making every effort to increase competitiveness and further innovation that will lead to job and
economic growth in Florida, concluded Feeney.
In addition to meeting with the members of Floridas congressional delegation, Feeney joined
manufacturing leaders from around the country in hearing addresses from Vice President Joe
Biden, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. Senator Christopher Coons.
For more information on NAM and its summit, please visit [Link].
For more information on AIF, please visit [Link] and follow @VoiceofFLBiz.
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