Harris to outline manufacturing agenda in 'major' economic speech in Pittsburgh

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Source: The Hill

09/25/24 5:00 AM ET


Vice President Harris will outline plans to promote manufacturing in the United States during a “major” economy-focused speech on Wednesday, a senior campaign official previewed. The new proposals, which the official did not detail, are an effort to ensure the U.S. leads the world in manufacturing “in the industries of the future” and are expected to build on her other economic plans, like investing in entrepreneurship.

Harris is set to give her remarks at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, marking another visit to the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. The campaign chose Pittsburgh because it helped build the middle class through the industrial manufacturing boom in the early 1920s and helped launch the labor movement, the official noted.

During the speech, Harris is expected to outline her “economic philosophy,” arguing that it is “pragmatic” instead of “bound by ideology,” according to the official. She is also expected to argue that her “vision represents a fundamental contrast” to former President Trump’s approach to the economy, the official said, and she will highlight the former president’s background compared to her own.

“For Donald Trump, our economy works best if it works for those who own the big skyscrapers. Not those who build them. Not those who wire them. Not those who mop the floors,” the vice president plans to say, according to the official.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/4897442-kamala-harris-manufacturing-agenda-economic-speech-pittsburgh/

[ellemb]

1. She needs to come to Erie

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Walz went there the first week of this month

https://penncapital-star.com/election-2024/walz-campaign-erie-pennsylvania/

https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/06/tim-walz-dem-vp-nominee-says-harris-return-middle-class-values-to-white-house/75086539007/

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Tim Walz to cap his swing through Pennsylvania tonight with a rally on the banks of Lake Erie
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4:55 PM · Sep 5, 2024

Perhaps she might circle back around to there (she had been working NE PA).

Erie was always my worry and I was glad that Walz went!

[ellemb]

3. I know I live near there, but I believe it's important that she comes to Erie.

I've been seeing more and more Trump signs springing up in my town.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Well you know that most everyone outside of Erie City IS going to vote for 45

But as long as the city turns out, then they will cancel out the rural and small town vote there.

What happened in 2016 was the city stayed home and had some disaffected folks. No one went there either. But in 2020 they got more fired up after Biden went there and focused on the Unions, and from what I understand now, they are still fired up, and even moreso since Walz appeared.

I think some of the "appearance strategy" is to be realistic and "demographically match" those who go there (who might "relate" better). I.e., I would not be surprised if Biden shows up there at some point.

But I do agree that Erie is a biggy because of this -





(it's a shame that growing up here in PA, we are taught that Lake Erie is "our Great Lake", but I have only seen it from the Ohio side when I traveled to Cleveland for a work trip )

[ellemb]

5. That is why I think it is important to come to Erie.

To shore up support, turn out the base. Even Nicolle thinks Erie is important, she mentioned Erie on her show again yesterday.

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. No one should have to "promote" a manufacturing buildout.

This period in history is well beyond a generational opportunity. In a world of supply chain instability, scarcities of essential commodities and rapidly rising prices virtually everywhere and on every product, you can watch the chaos unfold now that America no longer cares about maintaining the world order as it has been. And, no reason it should. The foundational event, Bretton Woods, and its effects fell apart, but the US kept feeding the existing world order precepts as the best way to counter Soviet expansion.

That's an issue that's almost completely dead, and would be dead and buried, were it not for nuclear arsenals.

[Deminpenn]

7. Caught about half the speech

For me, the two most interesting parts were 1 - when she talked about not leaving behind the small towns hollowed out when manufacturing left for cheaper pastures elsewhere. I live in one of those places. I don't believe the mills or defined benefit pensions that allowed WWII, Silent and even part of my Boomer generation to build and inherit wealth are coming back. There's an inherent conflict between what's good for business and what's good for workers. Only federal policy can mediate that.
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2 - Opening federal jobs to non-degree candidates. My GS 5/7/9 entry level job required a 4 yr degree although it could've been done by any person with enough smarts to work to learn it. But there are some entry level jobs like economist in the Bureau of Economic Analysis that require a Master's degree or higher which is ridiculous. Gov Shapiro has done this here in PA and state government seems to be working just fine.