Wisconsin’s Democratic Senator took a tour of a Manitowoc manufacturer yesterday afternoon (September 4th).
Senator Tammy Baldwin stopped at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry to not only get a tour of company that make aluminum parts for various industries, but to talk about what she wants to do for the American worker.
Baldwin explained to Seehafer News that what stood out to her was the sand castings the foundry uses to make their aluminum parts.
“And then learning that there’s various ways to make these molds,” she explained. “And, watching one of their newest pieces of equipment here is a 3D printer that basically uses sand and then resin sand and then resin back and forth until they make a mold.”
Baldwin had a discussion with WAF staff after hearing a presentation about what they’ve been dealing with regarding inflation and interest rates, onshoring jobs, and other companies moving their manufacturing overseas.
Baldwin also heard about the importance of employees’ access to childcare.
She told staff she wants to pass a new child tax credit along with a Research and Development tax credit to help.
Baldwin explained that she wants to be a champion of bringing jobs back to the US while focusing on Buy America Policies.
“That’s the simple proposition that when we’re spending taxpayer dollars whenever possible, those dollars should be supporting US workers and US small businesses and not going overseas,” Baldwin described.
Baldwin also highlighted what she says was accomplished with the Chips and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act with jobs being created or coming back from overseas.
WAF staff also explained the importance of technical education to help bring in the next generation of workers. Baldwin described the tradition of apprenticeships, with the Badger state being the first to have an apprenticeship law.
She says she wants to modernize it.
“It seems to me that in our modern economy that there’s lot more apprenticeships that could be offered out there,” she stated. “And, whether it’s in the trades or in novel areas where you don’t necessarily think of apprenticeships. I have a bipartisan bill to bring our apprenticeship laws up to the 21st century.”
Baldwin’s stop comes just a few months away from the November General Election.
She’s running against Businessman Eric Hovde, who’s campaign has said her policies haven’t done anything for American families for the last 25 years.
Baldwin made stops at other manufacturing plants before and after her stop at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry.
