Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Margrave Of Manufacturing

Posted by Thomas E. Bingham, President, Utah Manufacturers Association

President Obama’s announcement of the appointment of Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy Monday elicited a generic statement of support for the position from the NAM: “The NAM is pleased the Obama Administration will be appointing a manufacturing advisor to serve as a part of the National Economic Council. As our nation struggles to come out of our deepest economic recession and as the world's largest manufacturing economy, it makes sense to have a senior policy position focused on manufacturing in the White House.” Bloom is a former investment banker and a top negotiator for the United Steel Workers. We do not immediately see a close alliance with the litigation industry, but as auto czar, he was certainly involved in legal negotiations.

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