Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning)
JAMESTOWN – A federal bill sponsored by area Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) and designed to provide a boost for manufacturing has cleared a hurdle in the House.
According to a release from Reed’s office, the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act – or “RAMI” – has been approved in the House Committee on Science and now awaits action on the House floor.
The bill creates a national network of regionally-based hubs to improve the competitiveness of American manufacturing and increase U.S. production. The hubs are public-private partnerships among colleges and universities and manufacturers of all sizes designed to bridge the country’s skills gap and bring research and development and commercialization back to the forefront of American manufacturing.
Reed and Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) introduced RAMI last August as a way to re-establish the United States as the global leader in manufacturing.
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