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House Small Business Committee hears reshoring pitch but members spar over tariffs and workforce gaps
Summary
At a House Small Business Committee hearing titled “Made in the USA,” witnesses and members agreed small manufacturers are central to reshoring but clashed over tariff policy, workforce shortages and permitting delays. Witnesses urged targeted tax and permitting reforms and more stable trade rules to spur domestic investment.
Chairman Williams convened the House Small Business Committee for a hearing titled “Made in the USA: How Main Street is revitalizing domestic manufacturing,” saying domestic manufacturing is “critical to our economic strength, national security and job creation.” He opened with a broad defense of the administration’s reshoring agenda and introduced the witnesses who laid out competing views on tariffs, workforce and regulatory burdens.
Charles Crane, managing vice president for policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, told the committee federal regulatory costs impose substantial burdens on the industry. “For small manufacturers, it's about $50,000 per employee…
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