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Manufacturing America's Future Podcasts

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A weekly radio show discussing politics, business, industry, outsourcing and more from the National Association of Manufacturers

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America's Business: August 23, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program, is one of the strongest supporters of free and fair trade in Congress. It’s not difficult to find out why. One out of three jobs in Washington State is linked to trade. That’s why Reichert is so disappointed Congress is not moving to approve more free trade deals wi ...

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America's Business: August 16, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Infrastructure, legal reform and defending nation’s domestic security are all top issues facing the United States today, and this week on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” we hear from prominent leaders working to reinforce these pillars of our economy. Ed Fox, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, brings us up to date on the agency’s activitie ...

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America's Business: August 9, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...With oil prices at record high levels Americans are more eager than ever to find affordable, alternative fuels. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), a guest on this week’s edition of “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program, says nuclear power will be an important part of our nation’s future energy supply. Clyburn’s state is already pro-nuclear. More than ha ...

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America's Business: August 2, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...America has one of the most advanced medical systems in the world but many doctors and hospitals continue to keep records on paper. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” is pushing legislation to modernize health care. Dingell’s PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 would reduce medical errors and costs by encouraging adoption of health care ...

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America's Business: July 26, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The Manufacturing Extension Partnership program has helped small and medium-sized manufacturers stay competitive and create jobs for almost 20 years. Despite its benefits, MEP supporters often have to scramble to get federal funds. Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), a guest on this week’s edition of “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program, explains how program supporters ...

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America's Business: July 19, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The U.S. House in June overwhelmingly passed legislation to expand protections for people with disabilities. Many businesses employ disabled people and manufacturers were key supporters of renewal of the Americans with Disabilities Act. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the bill’s chief sponsor, will appear on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program to talk ...

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America's Business: July 12, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...America’s transportation infrastructure – its roads, bridges, and rails – are in crisis, former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent says. The government should make fixing the nation’s ailing infrastructure a national priority, says Talent, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program. Talent is an honorary chairman of the National Association of Manu ...

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America's Business: July 5, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Well, we’re halfway through the year. So this week “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” will take a look back at some of our favorite guests so far in 2008. We’ll re-air excerpts of our June interview with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich about his push to help America find alternative energy. Gingrich is now general chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Fu ...

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America's Business: June 28, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The United Space Alliance aerospace company manufactures special tiles that protect space shuttles from the fiery heat they encounter when re-entering Earth atmosphere. The company wanted to cut down on waste in tile production. So they turned to Microsoft’s Visio software and ProModel Corp.’s Process Simulator to get the job done. Visio is software that helps businesses visualize sy ...

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America's Business: June 21, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) is pushing legislation to begin oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to help ease soaring gasoline prices. But Bartlett, who was the first congressman to buy a gas-stingy Toyota Prius, said federal revenue from ANWR oil drilling will be used to develop alternative fuels. “Well, I always was opposed to drilling in ANWR unless we used the revenu ...

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America's Business: June 14, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Oil prices are hitting new records almost daily, hurting consumers and businesses alike. But the United States still has plenty of untapped oil, says former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick.” The former Georgia Republican congressman is chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future. The nonpartisan group has ...

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America's Business: June 7, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Prices at the pump are downright painful. But Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) has a plan to wean America off expensive foreign oil by the Fourth of July 2015. Part of the "American Energy Independence Act" calls for giving automakers incentives to build more gasoline-efficient cars or vehicles that run on alternative fuels, says Rogers, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike ...

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America's Business: May 31, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN) helped push passage of legislation that will create an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy. That agency will harness some of the best minds in America to help the country develop sorely needed solar, nuclear and other alternative energy sources, Gordon says.“Bring in a program director, get the public sector, the private sector, the national labs, ...

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America's Business: May 24, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...An alliance of business, education, government and other groups are creating an advanced manufacturing hub in South Texas near the Mexican border. Supporters say this hub will be a new Silicon Valley for manufacturing and technology. North American Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education Initiative Executive Officer Wanda Garza, a guest this week on “America’s Business with Mi ...

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America's Business: May 17, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Many of America’s roads and bridges are in bad shape, putting a strain on economic growth. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is pushing Congress to approve “Build America Bonds” to help fix the nation’s ailing infrastructure. Wyden, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” praised the National Association of Manufacturers for raising public and political awaren ...

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America's Business: May 10, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The continuing battle between Democratic presidential nominees Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is good news for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, Florida Sen. Mel Martinez says. “It’s got to be a help that we have had some time for the McCain campaign to get its feet on the ground. He's raising money. Getting organization behind him,” said Martinez, a McCain supporter a ...

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America's Business: May 3, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Arizona Sen. John McCain is the likely Republican candidate for the presidency but the battle is still raging over who will win the Democratic presidential nomination. However, John Zogby, a guest on this week’s edition of “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” predicted Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will beat New York Sen. Hillary Clinton. Zogby is one of the most respected polit ...

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America's Business: April,26, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Education is a top priority for manufacturers who need a skilled workforce to operate increasingly complex shop floor computers and equipment. But has America’s public education system improved in the 25 years since the National Commission on Excellence in Education released its “Nation at Risk” report? That report gave our schools a mediocre grade. Chester Finn, a guest on this wee ...

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America's Business: April,19, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The media can sometimes fan false hysteria about issues ranging from asbestos to global warming, according to the authors of the new book “Scared to Death.” Christopher Booker and Richard North, guests on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” said this hysteria can cost businesses billions of dollars when policymakers overreact. Remember the Y2K computer crash ...

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America's Business: April,12, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Congress will hurt the U.S. economy and send a bad message to its allies if it rejects a free trade agreement with Colombia, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez says. The House on Thursday voted to delay a vote on the deal. “We should not put politics in front of sending a message to an ally,” said Gutierrez, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” rad ...

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America's Business: April,5, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...America will only hurt itself if it rejects a free trade agreement with Colombia, says Executive Director Miguel Gomez Martinez of the Colombian American Chamber of Commerce.That’s because America already opened its market to Colombian products, says Gomez Martinez, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program. Now Colombia wants to return the fa ...

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America's Business: March 29, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...America is headed for trouble if it doesn’t kick its spending habit, says Tennessee Democratic Rep. John Tanner. The federal debt is a massive $9 trillion dollars. All that money spent paying interest on this debt could go to fixing roads and bridges and investing in human capital such as education and healthcare, says Tanner, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike ...

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America's Business: March 22, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Sen. George Voinovich says a pending Senate bill that would address global warming by limiting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions is ineffective, would hurt the economy and spark higher energy prices. Voinovich is a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick" radio program. “Basically, what it does is it ignores the international impact of greenhouse gases and just co ...

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America's Business: March 15, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Rep. Joe Donnelly says you are hurting American manufacturers and jobs when you buy a bootleg DVD or fake Rolex watch on the street corner. Donnelly, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program, introduced a bipartisan bill to battle product piracy in the United States and abroad. “It takes intellectual property theft much more seriously (and) c ...

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America's Business: March 8, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have said they would try to reopen parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” radio program says NAFTA is fine as is. Tampering with the pact would sour relations with Canada and Mexico and threaten the economy, said Dan Ikenson,associate di ...

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America's Business: March 1, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The Washington Post and CNN say Alabama Democrat Rep. Artur Davis is a future leader to watch. The Harvard Law School graduate sits on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees trade, taxes and other vital business issues. And Davis, a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” is keen on using trade deals, worker training and other steps to k ...

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America's Business: February 23, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Healthcare costs in America are soaring but Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) says his bipartisan Promotion of Health Information Technology Act could save lives and money. The bill would do this partly by using technology to boost health care quality of care and efficiency, says Rogers, who appears on this week’s edition of “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick.”“Last year alone, about ...

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America's Business: February 16, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Americans are already planning on how to spend tax rebate checks they’ll get from the $168-billion economic stimulus plan. But America’s newest senator, Republican Roger Wicker from Mississippi, said the plan’s business incentives are much more important than one-time checks. “I think more so than the tax rebates are the job creating incentives that we provided for business to p ...

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America's Business: February 9, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Europe is way ahead of the United States when it comes to nuclear energy. But Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), a guest on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” said America should be the No. 1 nation when it comes to nuclear and other alternative energy. “Let’s advance nuclear, let’s solve the problems of the world, let’s build energy technologies out of this country ...

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America's Business: February 2, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...The economy is shaky and President Bush and Congress are trying to get it back on firm ground with a $150-billion stimulus plan. Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL), a guest on this week’s edition of “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” talks about the significance of the stimulus package and how soon Congress may approve it. The plan already passed the House. Bean knows what she’s t ...

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America's Business: January 26, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...President Bush will deliver his last State of the Union address on Monday night. Many Americans will listen to the speech to learn more about Bush and Congress’ plan to jump-start the sagging economy. Brian Darling, a political expert at the Heritage Foundation, will appear on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” to give his forecast of the speech and a stimulus plan analysis. ...

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America's Business: September 23, 2006 09/23/06

Trade, torts, taxes and technology headline America's Business this week, as host Mike Hambrick covers the hot issues here and abroad. Tops is the status of the research and development tax credit, a priority for manufacturers that Congress is having difficulty reauthorizing. Guests are the NAM's Monica McGuire and Gary Johnson, President of Ace Clearwater Enterprises in Torrance, Calif. Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership and Mike assess the need for medical malpractice refo ...

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America's Business: January 19, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” American manufacturers are about to lose a champion in Congress. Six-term Pennsylvania Republican Rep. John Peterson will retire at the end of his term.Peterson, a guest on this week’s edition of “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” has a 100 percent approval rating when it comes to voting on legislation vital to manuf ...

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America's Business: January 12, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” Coal might have a dirty reputation but it’s vital to America’s energy needs. Did you know half of the electricity generated in the United States comes from coal?West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin will appear on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” to talk about the role coal will play as America develops alt ...

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America's Business: January 5, 2008

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America’s Business, when it came to international trade, 2007 was a busy year for America. There was a textile agreement with Mexico in January, a broader deal with South Korea in April, and the year ended on a climatic note when Congress and President Bush approved a trade pact with Peru. America’s top trade negotiator Susan Schwab, a guest on this week’s “America ...

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America's Business: December 22, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week, America's Business, a rash of product recalls made toy safety a big issue in the news as this year's holiday shopping season approached. The recalls also prompted Congress to consider strengthening the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the agency charged with ensuring products sold in stores don’t hurt consumers and vulnerable children. This week on “America’s Busi ...

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America's Business: December 15, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week, America's Business is turning its attention to a problem hitting the pocketbooks of manufacturers and everyday Americans – rising energy prices. The price of a gallon of gas recently averaged of $3 a gallon, up 30% from a year ago. Congressman Nick Lampson (D-TX) will join Mike to talk about why he was one of a handful of Democrats who recently voted against a controversial H ...

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America's Business: December 8, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week, America's Business spotlights some issues of tantamount importance to U.S. manufacturers – energy costs and environmental regulations. There is energy legislation moving through Congress that could put a dent in American pocketbooks and threaten millions of jobs. David Montgomery, vice president of CRA International, will join Mike to talk about his group’s recent survey of ...

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America's Business: December 1, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business – the national deficit, medicare, social security and Peru Free Trade. Remember actor Jack Nicholson’s famous line from the movie “A Few Good Men”? “You can’t handle the truth!” It seems Americans can’t handle the truth when it comes to the nation’s financial future. But Comptroller General David Walker, a guest on this week’s “America ...

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America's Business: November 24, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...New trade deals with Peru, Columbia and Panama are a win-win for America, the National Association of Manufacturers President John Engler says on this week's "America's Business with Mike Hambrick." American markets are already open to these Latin American nations. The agreements would simply make trade with them a two-way street, favoring American indust ...

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America's Business: November 17, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...issues affecting U.S. manufacturers, including a controversial hardrock mining bill, America’s ailing bridges and roads, taxes and water regulations.Rep. Don Young (R-AK) tells Mike why he voted against the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, which could impose taxes on mining companies and hike raw material costs for manufacturers.Young, forme ...

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America's Business: November 10, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...Veterans in Manufacturing – With America observing Veterans Day this weekend, “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” will spotlight two veterans in manufacturing and do a little flag waving. Veterans Scott Farrar and Blaine Williams will talk about transitioning from the armed forces to manufacturing jobs at Quality Float Works Inc., an Illinois ...

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America's Business: November 3, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...Taxes, trade, budgets and baseball bats – “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” hits for the cycle this week covering the issues affecting the U.S. economy. Modernizing America’s healthcare system, NAM President John Engler’s trip to Asia, a controversial consumer products safety bill, and the future of solar power are topics on this week’ ...

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America's Business: October 27, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...Taxes, trade, budgets and baseball bats – “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” hits for the cycle this week covering the issues affecting the U.S. economy.With four free-trade agreements waiting for Congressional action, Representative Jim McCrery (R-LA), ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee, stops by to explain the economic imp ...

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America's Business: October 20, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...The new director of the Office of Management and Budget leads this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” with frank talk about spending and SCHIP, we hear about the economic successes of minority- and women-owned suppliers, look for cost-saving solutions to chronic disease and assess the risks of manufacturer-retailer relationships. OMB D ...

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America's Business: October 13, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business..A key congressional budget player cautions against unrestrained entitlement spending, a presidential candidate looks forward to next fall's election, an Administration official save small business money, and a student seeks employable skills -- "America's Business with Mike Hambrick" this week keeps an eye on the issues that matter to manufacturing and the ...

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America's Business: October 6, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...This Week on America's Business...A presidential candidate, America’s infrastructure woes, the skills gap, and manufacturing’s unappreciated strengths – It’s a full range of people and issues on this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick.” Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is gaining new attention as a serious contender for the Republican nomination for President. ...

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America's Business: September 29, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org...Trade, taxes and community service top this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick,” as we also consider U.S. business in Russia.Representative Wally Herger R-CA is the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Trade. In a hard-hitting interview with host Mike Hambrick, Rep. Herger criticizes organized labor for its reflexive opposition to fre ...

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America's Business: September 22, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org... This Week on America's Business...“America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” explores the rising influence of Blue Dog Democrats this week, talks workforce skills with a top Administration official and monitors the world of lawsuit abuse. Blue Dogs are the 47-member strong House caucus of conservative-leaning Democrats. Joining Mike this week is the group’s two chairmen, Rep. Alan B ...

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America's Business: September 15, 2007

Dear Subscribers: Be sure to check out the new America's Business vodcast at www.americasbusiness.org... This Week on America's Business...“America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” interviews the Administration’s hand-picked man for manufacturing, considers the major costs and consequences of new ozone regulations, and finds innovation hard at work in U.S. companies. Woody Sutton is the newly confirmed Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing. He joins Mike for a discussion o ...

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America's Business: September 8, 2007

This Week on America's Business...Infrastructure, trade, China and the priorities of smaller manufacturers: They’re key issues affecting the U.S. economy and the heart of this week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick.” And ...manufacturing in Kentucky! Bill Graves, CEO and President of the American Trucking Associations, details how the country’s deteriorating roads and bridges hit the trucking industry and U.S. competitiveness. Mary Andringa, president and CEO of Vermeer M ...

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America's Business: September 1, 2007

This Week on America's Business...A big Labor Day show this week at "America's Business with Mike Hambrick," featuring Representative John Boehner, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, Sen. Sam Brownback and a review of the NAM's Labor Day report on the economy and workers. As Congress returns from its August recess, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is on hand to talk trade, energy and taxes, predicting presidential vetoes of excessive spending bills. U.S. Trade Representative ...

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America's Business: August 25, 2007

This Week in America's Business“America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” covers the high-impact issues of manufacturing this week, hearing from a leading Senator on taxes and a top magazine reporter on Chinese manufacturing, while we also pay tribute to those who fell and those who still fight.Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, responsible for taxes and trade. In far-reaching interview, he tells host Mike Hambrick that a $7.5 billion ...

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America's Business: August 18, 2007

"America's Business with Mike Hambrick" bucks Washington's annual August slowdown this week, bringing listeners the hot topics of China, Congress, energy and workforce skills. James Fallows is the national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, now living in Shanghai. His cover story, “China Makes, the World Takes,” in the July/August edition examines the momentous growth of Chinese manufacturing. In the first of a far-reaching two-part interview, Fallows talks with host Mike Hambrick ...

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America's Business: August 11, 2007

This Week on America's Business...Investment, invention and challenges from China top this week's "America's Business with Mike Hambrick," as we also head to the races with ShopRats.org. In a last-minute addition to the farm bill, the House passed a $7.5 billion tax increase on foreign companies with business operations in the United States. Todd Malan of the Organization for International Investment joins Mike to detail how these taxes will discourage jobs-creating investment. Santokh Bade ...

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America's Business: August 4, 2007

This Week on America's Business...America's Business with Mike Hambrick" celebrates its first full year on the air (and the Internet) this week with far-ranging discussions of taxes, training and technology, a review of the U.S. steel industry and a look at the latest regulatory overkill.The Alternative Minimum Tax, meant originally to target a few high-income households, hits an increasing number of middle-income individuals and businesses with heavy and often unexpected tax bills. Here to ...

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America's Business: July 28, 2007

This Week on America's Business..."America's Business with Mike Hambrick" examines a full range of manufacturing-related issues this week, ranging from workforce needs to ground-level ozone, from health care to electronic ID. Manufacturing is a busy and complex world, after all. Manufacturers are leading the way in promoting technical and vocational education, helping young people gain essential workplace skills. A leader in the effort, and the Manufacturing Institute's "Dream It! Do It!" c ...

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America's Business: July 21, 2007

This Week on America's Business...This week on “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” we delve into health-care technology, examine the best ways to promote fuel efficiency, and review the just-completed term of the U.S. Supreme Court. Health IT Now! is a new coalition that promotes affordable and high-quality health care through increased use of information technology. Co-chairman Nancy Johnson, the former U.S. Representative from Connecticut, joins host Mike Hambrick to discuss how ...

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America's Business: July 14, 2007

This Week on America's Business...This week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” plugs into the nation’s energy needs, considers a "family-friendly" manufacturer and dissects a $54 million lawsuit over a pair of pants. John Clarke, president of the Industrial Equipment Heating Association, tells us how manufacturers can lead the way in energy efficiency. For a look at energy legislation in Congress, we have a reporters’ roundtable with Tom Doggett of Reuters and Bret Schult ...

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America's Business: July 7, 2007

This week on America's Business...This week’s “America’s Business with Mike Hambrick” plugs into the nation’s energy needs, considers a "family-friendly" manufacturer and dissects a $54 million lawsuit over a pair of pants. John Clarke, president of the Industrial Equipment Heating Association, tells us how manufacturers can lead the way in energy efficiency. For a look at energy legislation in Congress, we have a reporters’ roundtable with Tom Doggett of Reuters and Bret Schult ...

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America's Business: June 30, 2007

This week on America's Business...The Employee Free Choice Act has been stopped for now, and this week on "America's Business" we get a debriefing from two of the leaders who helped block the card-check bill, saving the secret ballot in the workplace: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). The Doha Round suffered a major setback this month in Germany, and joining host Mike Hambrick to explain the reasons -- and reasons for continued hope -- is Sean M. Spi ...

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America's Business: June 23, 2007

This week on America's Business... With a vote looming Tuesday on the Employee Free Choice Act – a bill that would destroy the secret ballot in the workplace – “America’s Business” hears from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has led the fight against organized labor’s No. 1 legislative priority.NAM has helped found the new Coalition against Counterfeiting and Piracy, fighting the fake products that cheat consumers and endanger people’s health. To delve deeper ...

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America's Business: June 9, 2007

This Week on America's Business... North Dakota is an energy-rich state, with abundant coal, oil and wind resources as well as a growing biofuels sector. This week on "America’s Business," host Mike Hambrick visits with N.D. Governor John Hoeven, who this year won passage of a legislative package advancing energy infrastructure, research and development. Education and training to fix the "skills gap" are other keys to improving the business climate, the Governor explains. Also addressing ...

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America's Business: June 16, 2007

This Week on America's Business... Energy and the environment headline this week’s “America’s Business,” as host Mike Hambrick talks to the top Cabinet officials in charge. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman highlights a new DOE-NAM partnership to promote energy efficiency in the manufacturing sector. EPA Administrator Steve Johnson updates us on the environmental discussions held at the recent G-8 meeting in Germany as well as the Administration’s new policy approach toward climate chan ...

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America's Business: June 2, 2007

This Week on America's Business... John Ratzenberger's "Made in America" is a TV tribute to the men and women who make manufacturing great, and on this week’s "America’s Business," host Mike Hambrick discusses the "skills gap" with John, AKA Cliff from "Cheers." Ratzenberger’s Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation is joining with the Fabricators and Manufacturers Foundation to sponsor 20 manufacturing camps for young people this summer. Terrance Eagan, director of the FMA Foundation ...

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America's Business: May 26, 2007

This Week on America's Business... A new management proposal by the Department of Interior would advance America’s energy security by allowing access to natural gas and oil on the Outer Continental Shelf, increasing supplies and stabilizing costs. In the lead segment on this week's "America’s Business with Mike Hambrick," Virginia manufacturer and state Senator Frank Wagner explains why his state is taking the lead on this forward-looking energy policy. Mike continues his far-reaching ...

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America's Business: May 12, 2007

This Week on America's Business... Rising health care costs consistently rank as a top concern of manufacturers in the United States, and in this week's "America's Business with Mike Hambrick," Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt discusses one response, "value-driven health care." The approach makes transparency a priority, giving consumers more information to guide their own care. We also hear from former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who heads the Center for Health Tr ...

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America's Business: May 19, 2007

This Week on America's Business... Soaring energy costs have hit the chemicals industry hard, working its painful way throughout the manufacturing economy. This week "America’s Business" reports on a new study that finds manufacturers weighing the possibility of moving production facilities overseas if chemical costs do not quickly come under control. Host Mike Hambrick interviews Kevin O’Marah, senior vice president of AMR Research, which conducted the study, and Bill Canis, acting pr ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 4/21/07

Renee Giachino of The American Justice Partnership tackles tort reform, and in our regular segments, Robert Fritz of Avtron Manufacturing in Independence, Ohio, steps up on "The Soapbox."

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 4/21/07

NAM President John Engler closes with "The Last Word" commentary, talking about the American innovation agenda.

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America's Business: April 14, 2007

This week on "America's Business," host Mike Hambrick examines the future of Internet regulation in a "Both Sides Now" segment featuring Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, the hugely successful on-line classified ads site, and Scott Cleland, chairman of Netcompetition.org, an e-forum supported by the broadband companies. In their first-ever joint appearance, Newmark and Cleland debate "net neutrality," the level of government control over pricing and access to the Internet. Newmark favor ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 4/14/07

Renee Giachino of the The American Justice Partnership seizes the reins of tort reform.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 2/17/07

NAM President John Engler warns against the consequences of expiring tax cuts in his weekly commentary, "The Last Word."

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America's Business: April 21, 2007

This Week on America's Business. April 23-27 marks National Small Business Week, and in this "America's Business" host Mike Hambrick talks with Steven C. Preston, administrator of the Small Business Administration. The SBA's Preston celebrates the contributions small business makes to U.S. economy and society; for many, owning a business means realizing the American Dream. North Carolina is deep in a debate about whether high school graduation requirements should direct all students towar ...

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America's Business: May 5, 2007

"This week on America's Business:" The 400th anniversary of the English settlement at Jamestown also marks the 400th anniversary of manufacturing (glass blowing) in America, and this week, "America's Business" joins the quadricentennial celebrations. Host Mike Hambrick interviews George Allen, who as Virginia's governor in 1997 started the commemorations rolling. We'll also hear from Brian McNelis, plant manager of the Williamsburg Brewery of Anheuser-Busch, one of the major sponors of the ...

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America's Business: April 28, 2007

"America's Business" spans the manufacturing world from Brazil to Mississippi this week, as host Mike Hambrick tackles trade, Toyota, energy and the manufacturing economy. Hambrick reports on the recent visit of an NAM-led delegation of U.S. manufacturers to Sao Paulo, where they met with their Brazilian counterparts and government leaders to discuss ways of furthering the Doha Round of global trade talks. NAM President John Engler recounts the discussions; Whirlpool's vice president, Tom C ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 3/17/07

Mike and Renee continue the battle for tort reform.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 3/17/07

NAM President John Engler concludes this week's show with the "last word."

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 3/24/07

Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership fights the good fight in the nation's tort battles.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 3/24/07

NAM President John Engler closes with his "The Last Word," saluting President Bush for being a regular visitor to manufacturing facilities.

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America's Business: March 17, 2007

"America's Business" tips its hat to the Irish this week in salute of St. Patrick's Day, while examining the Emerald Island's economic renaissance. Host Mike Hambrick speaks with Deborah O'Shea, executive director of Atlantic Corridor, USA, an economic development outfit connecting New York State with Ireland. "America's Business" checks back with the impassioned debate over "card check," legislation that would allow unions to avoid secret-ballot elections when organizing a workplace. The W ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 3/31/07

Mike and Renee look at "Jackpot Justice."

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 3/31/07

NAM President John Engler discusses finding good news in America's nuclear renaissance.

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America's Business: March 24, 2007

Congress is contemplating an $8.3 billion package of tax increases as part of legislation to increase the minimum wage, and this week "America's Business" explores the potential negative impact on business. Host Mike Hambrick interviews Ken Petrini, vice president of taxes at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., in Allentown, PA. Ken recently testified on behalf of the NAM at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the proposed tax increases. We continue our look at presidential candidates ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 4/06/07

Renee Giachino of The American Justice Partnership tells us what's up in tort reform.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 4/06/07

NAM President John Engler closes with "The Last Word," previewing an NAM-led delegation to Brazil to promote the Doha WTO talks.

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America's Business: March 31, 2007

A new study by the Pacific Research Institute reports that America’s broken system of civil litigation imposes an economic cost of $865 billion a year on the nation. This week on "American Business," host Mike Hambrick talks to Renee Giachino of the American Justice Partnership to dig deeper into this "Jackpot Justice" and the harm it causes across all sectors of the economy. And when it comes to health care, research and development and “defensive medicine,” our tort system is even c ...

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America's Business: April 06, 2007

Trade and labor issues headline this week's "America's Business," as host Mike Hambrick delves into the major news developments shaping the U.S. economy and manufacturing.The Department of Commerce has announced imposition of countervailing duties on Chinese coated-paper products, the first time this trade remedy had been applied to a non-market economy. We'll hear from Frank Lavin, undersecretary for trade, who made the case for the action in a recent speech to the National Association of ...

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America's Business: March 10, 2007

Manufacturers are world leaders in conservation and energy efficiency, and this week "America's Business" highlights a great example – Corning's efforts to control its energy consumption. Microsoft Visio 2007, the mapping and business management software, is an essential tool in the process, with Itron, the international leader in utility-meter reading technologies, guiding the way. Host Mike Hambrick considers conservation of another kind -- conserving federal dollars -- in an interview ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 3/10/07

Mike and Renee continue the battle for tort reform.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 3/10/07

NAM President Engler closes with "The Last Word," looking at the House's recent passage of the so-called Employee Free Choice Act.

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America's Business: March 3, 2007

Major news in manufacturing came from Tupelo this week as Toyota announced a new, $1.3 billion automotive plant in Mississippi. “America’s Business” reports comments of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and Senator Trent Lott, and from a simultaneous news conference in Washington, D.C., of James (Jim) Press, president of Toyota Motor North America, and NAM's president, John Engler. In February, the U.S. government filed a WTO case against China for its use of market-distorting subsi ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 3/3/07

Mike and Renee continue the battle for tort reform.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 3/3/07

NAM President Engler closes with "The Last Word," saluting the "Business Champions."

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America's Business: February 24, 2007

This week on "America's Business," host Mike Hambrick delves into the Internet side of manufacturing, talking with Linda Rigano, director of strategic alliance for ThomasNet, a company that helps small businesses gain maximum efficiency from their websites. Sherri Wilburn, executive director of the Georgia Industry Association, explains how her organization works with ThomasNet. In our continuing series of one-on-ones with presidential hopefuls, we'll hear from Mike Huckabee, the former Rep ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 2/24/07

Mike and Renee continue the battle for tort reform.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 2/24/07

NAM President John Engler closes with his "Last Word" commentary, reviewing the NAM's successful congressional outreach program, "72 Hours to Educate and Celebrate."

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America's Business: February 17, 2007

Mike Hambrick, host of "America’s Business," hits the highlights of the NAM’s "72 Hours to Educate and Celebrate," the advocacy blitz that brought hundreds of manufacturers to Washington this week. Congressman Phil English (R-PA) describes the impact of one-on-one meetings with constituents and manufacturers, and Dex Brown, group vice president for National Starch and Chemical Company, explains how Hill visits can make a difference. Listeners will also hear excerpts from Vice President ...

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 2/17/07

Mike and Renee look at a "legally insane" case in Connecticut.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 2/17/07

NAM President John Engler discusses the highlights of "Energy Security for American Competitiveness."

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America's Business:American Justice Partnership Segment 2/10/07

Mike and Renee continue the battle for tort reform in America.

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America's Business: Engler Commentary 2/10/07

NAM President John Engler looks ahead to this week's annual 72-Hours Event, in which hundreds of manufacturing leaders will gather in Washington to meet with their representatives.

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America's Business: February 10, 2007

Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt joins host Mike Hambrick to explain the Administration's "value-driven" plan to empower consumers in making health-care decisions. Karen Linscott, COO of the Leapfrog Group, adds more on the topic, announcing release of "The Purchaser Guide to Value-Driven Health Care," a project of the Partnership for Value-Driven Health, a consortium of U.S. business groups. The discussion turns to "lean manufacturing" and its principles of efficiency in ...

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