Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 88, No. 195 

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10644 of October 5, 2023 

National Manufacturing Day, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate American workers—the best 

workers in the world, who are leading a new manufacturing boom in our 

Nation—and we pledge to keep investing in them to make sure the future 

is Made in America. 

Manufacturing is the backbone of our economy, but for the past few decades, 

we have not always treated it that way. We were told that trickle-down 

economics was the only way forward—cutting taxes for the wealthy and 

big corporations; slashing public investment in priorities like education, 

infrastructure, and health care; and letting American manufacturing jobs 

be shipped overseas. As a result, economic inequality only grew. And with 

every manufacturing town that was hollowed out, communities lost not 

just jobs but also pride and self-worth. 

I ran for President to change that—to grow our economy from the middle 

out and bottom up, not the top down, moving from trickle-down economics 

to what some in the press are calling ‘‘Bidenomics.’’ Our plan is working. 

We have seen over 13 million new jobs created, including 800,000 manufacturing jobs. Unemployment has been below 4 percent for the longest stretch 

in over 50 years. And our inflation rate is among the lowest across the 

world’s major economies. It is simple: Bidenomics means we are growing 

our economy by strengthening the middle class and making things in America 

again. 

As a result, companies are reinvesting in America, building factories that 

will power our economy for years to come. Since I took office, we have 

attracted over $500 billion in private investment to American manufacturing 

and the industries of the future. Real spending on factory construction 

doubled in the last 2 years, and hit a record high in August, after falling 

under my predecessor—and so far this year, it has contributed more to 

gross domestic product growth than any 6 months on record. Instead of 

exporting American jobs, we are creating American jobs and exporting American products again. 

This progress is possible because we are doing what has always worked 

best in our country—investing in America and in American workers. The 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that I signed puts Americans to work rebuilding 

our Nation’s roads, bridges, ports, and more using American-made materials. 

We have already announced more than 37,000 new projects across all 50 

States. The CHIPS and Science Act is making sure the United States leads 

the world in innovation by bringing semiconductor manufacturing home 

so we never again rely on foreign supply chains for the computer chips 

that power everything in our lives, from cellphones and cars to sophisticated 

weapons systems. The Inflation Reduction Act is powering a clean energy 

revolution, increasing our production of essential batteries and clean energy 

technologies and making sure a sustainable and energy independent future 

is Made in America. And we are collaborating with employers, unions, 

community colleges, high schools, and other partners to help more Americans 

train for the good manufacturing jobs and careers that these investments 

are creating. 


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But we are not only making things in America again—we are making sure 

the Federal Government buys American as well. I started by introducing 

the most robust updates to the Buy American Act in nearly 70 years, increasing the proportion of American-made content required in federally-acquired 

goods. I announced new standards requiring that the lumber, glass, fiber 

optic cables, and other construction materials used in Federal infrastructure 

projects must be made in America. And I signed an Executive Order requiring 

Federal research-and-development agencies to prioritize domestic manufacturing when it comes time to bring taxpayer funded inventions to market. 

When the Federal Government spends taxpayers’ money, we are making 

sure it is on American products made by American workers, creating American jobs. 

For too long, too many of us have been told to give up on American 

manufacturing. I will never do that. We are living through one of the 

greatest industrial revivals in our Nation’s history. There is no one that 

America cannot outcompete. We used to lead the world in manufacturing, 

and by investing in America and in our people, we are leading the world 

in manufacturing growth. Jobs are coming home. Factories are coming home. 

And we are feeling pride once again in the phrase that is finally a reality 

and not just a slogan: ‘‘Made in America.’’ 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2023, 

as National Manufacturing Day. I encourage all Americans to look for ways 

to get involved in your community and join me in participating in National 

Manufacturing Day and, most importantly, buying American. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of 

October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortyeighth. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22581 

Filed 10–10–23; 8:45 am] 

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