Northampton County in Pennsylvania has been shaped by its industrial past. Yet even here the president’s bid to spur manufacturing is not without its critics.
A Bellwether Pennsylvania Factory Town Is Wary of BidenomicsGhana’s Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in More Than a YearTexas Investment Advisers, Lawyers to Raise $6 Million for BidenThe Indian Opposition Leaders Challenging Modi in ElectionsSenegal’s Sall Says Democracy Intact After Delayed Vote TurmoilMarcos Warns on China Threat, Says He’s ‘Not Poking the Bear’Years After 231 Million % Inflation, Zimbabwe Eyes Gold StandardSouth Africa Inflation Hits Four-Month High Before Rate CallTaiwan...
People like Ken Hank, who builds fire protection valves and says he hasn’t seen any evidence of a boost to manufacturing firms in the county from government policy. “I don’t think they’re getting invested in. I think there could be more help, maybe federal help,” said the 62-year-old. “They’re concentrated on other things like Ukraine and Russia.”
“How many small towns you know in Pennsylvania and all across the Midwest where there was a factory that for 30, 40 years people were able to work and have a good, decent salary?” the president said at an October event in Philadelphia. “We’re bringing them back, and we’re bringing them back big time.”
“A vote for Trump is a vote to keep those manufacturing jobs in America, and add a lot of jobs,” Trump said last month in Michigan, another state steeped in the glories of the US industrial past. Biden won them back in 2020, edging out his rival by just 1.2% in Pennsylvania. Trump currently leads Biden 49% to 43% in a head-to-head matchup in the state, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll conducted in February.
Manufacturing still accounted for the largest share of the area’s economy in 2022, producing $8.4 billion in gross domestic product. Rayni Taylor, a United Steelworkers member and a registered independent, said even though companies are now hiring employees and raising wages, they’re also cutting hours in his industrial park. “We’re making less money now, even with the wage increases,” Taylor said.
“He’s trying hard to make things better for, especially, the smaller communities,” said Williams, 61. “His policies are working, they are working, and people are just not realizing.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pennsylvania Republican Profited From China Trade Policies He Helped ShapeDaniel Marans covers national campaigns and elections.
Read more »
Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producerSCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant...
Read more »
Shelter-in-place order issued in Pennsylvania after shootings; businesses closed, parade canceledFAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have issued a shelter-in-place order following the shooting of multiple people in a suburban Philadelphia township.
Read more »
Shelter-in-place order issued in Pennsylvania after shootings; businesses closed, parade canceledFAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have issued a shelter-in-place order following the shooting of multiple people in a suburban Philadelphia township.
Read more »
Shelter-in-place order issued in Pennsylvania after shootings; businesses closed, parade canceledFAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have issued a shelter-in-place order following the shooting of multiple people in a suburban Philadelphia township.
Read more »
The Struggling Battery Factory Behind GM’s Electric Vehicle ProblemsAutomaker aims to boost manufacturing of Ultium-powered EVs by 20-fold this year after a series of setbacks.
Read more »