Dean Showers

Field staff for AAM covering AK, CO, WA, OR, ID, OK, and TX
#madeinUSA. Views are my own

[Dean Showers @DeanShowersAAM]

@KeepitMadeinUSA @BLS_gov @ScottPaulAAM This is goodnews every job gained is a pathway to the middle class. There is still a lot of work to do to keep up the forward progress. Keeping Chinesse vehicles out of the US is critical to US employment in manufacturing and national security.

[Dean Showers @DeanShowersAAM]

@KeepitMadeinUSA @BLS_gov @ScottPaulAAM This is goodnews every job gained is a pathway to the middle class. There is still a lot of work to do to keep up the forward progress. Keeping Chinesse vehicles out of the US is critical to US employment in manufacturing and national security.

[Dean Showers @DeanShowersAAM]

@KeepitMadeinUSA Autos made in China being able to be sold in the US would create an economic Shockwave. Europe is already regretting allowing them into their markets.

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

What’s at stake if Chinese autos pass through U.S. borders? Our nation’s entire auto supply chain and the 11 million American jobs it supports. TAKE ACTION 👇 https://t.co/AOUsE9i8Za

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

America needs strategic tariffs, @ScottPaulAAM argues on @cspanwj today. Missed the segment? Here are the highlights. 🧶

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

How are U.S. factory jobs really doing? The answer is more complicated than the political headlines suggest.

Factories have added 31K jobs so far this year, but manufacturing isn’t booming yet either.

AAM President @ScottPaulAAM breaks down the numbers:
https://t.co/CsuISu7eSq

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

2) ...and why the market for Made in America is changing.

Watch now:
https://t.co/gA0AJ2aOfD

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

Brand new episode of The Manufacturing Report 🎙️

Josh York went from teaching himself to sew and ruining 100 T shirts to building an American made knitwear factory in Detroit.

He joins AAM President @ScottPaulAAM to talk about how Soft Goods got there and ...

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[Scott Paul @ScottPaulAAM]

“If I bring a new factory into a community, it’s not Democrat or Republican; it’s good for everyone.”

https://t.co/bXZ9EXRwb5 via @NYTOpinion

[Scott Paul @ScottPaulAAM]

Mexico is weighing plans to impose further trade restrictions on selected products from China and other countries while raising existing import taxes on others, according to four people familiar with the matter https://t.co/7wDKF6mu2g

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

Dave Matthews’ “Papertown” was written about the closure of a 115 year old paper mill in Canton, North Carolina.

But its story reaches far beyond one town.

When a #factory closes, a community can lose more than #jobs. Local businesses feel it....

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.@davematthewsbnd

[First Things First @FTFonFS1]

“Any doubt? Sure, there’s a little doubt. Am I confident they will return to AFC dominance? Yes. Do I think as we sit here today they have the best shot of any team in the conference of getting back into the SB? I do.”

@getnickwright explains why he has some doubt in the Chiefs:

[Jeffrey Bonior @JeffBoniorAAM]

The top 100% rate will apply to drones of a certain size or those that posses national-security capabilities, according to a White House statement https://t.co/kyomgcaDiB

[Rail Security Alliance @railcarsecurity]

We've got a question: When has CRRC NOT been on the Defense Dept. list of Chinese military companies? https://t.co/JkdhhfdcLF #SanctionCRRC

[Jeffrey Bonior @JeffBoniorAAM]

A new report led by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro estimates illegal transshipment has cost the U.S. around $19 billion to $26 billion in annual tariff revenue https://t.co/j9khHdJVSJ via @WSJ

[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

A backpack can carry more than books. Sometimes it carries a story.

As AAM President @ScottPaulAAM’s sons Jonah and Micah head off to college, they’re taking American made backpacks built to last well beyond graduation...

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[AAM @KeepitMadeinUSA]

Congress is out for August recess, but a packed manufacturing agenda awaits this fall.

On the table: connected vehicle security, rebuilding U.S. shipbuilding, Buy America, water infrastructure, EXIM and stronger trade enforcement.

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[Scott Paul @ScottPaulAAM]

This should come as no surprise from a company that chose to import its physical vehicle shells and chassis from China to cut costs:

Waymo Is Growing Faster Than Ever. So Are Its Glitches. https://t.co/PrRSmiavZG

[Dean Showers @DeanShowersAAM]

@ScottPaulAAM @dunne_insights @WSJopinion Congress needs to pass the Connected Vehicle Security Act this is the best way to keep China autos our of the US market.

[Scott Paul @ScottPaulAAM]

On Chinese autos, @dunne_insights is spot on. Congress should listen to him. https://t.co/k0LqRWvNFb via @WSJopinion