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Met with trump manufacturing executives this morning and talked about 2 executive orders he plans to sign that would identify trade abuses by other countries and step up collection of fees levied against foreign governments that subsidize products that can be sold at a low cost next on cspan, President Trumps remarks and then the executive answer questions following the meeting. President trump hi, everybody. Thank you very much. We have some really good news today thats really fantastic these numbers. Today im delighted to welcome the National Association of manufacturers to the white house. Its a great group of people. I know many of them well. And i want to thank your president and ceo, jay timmons, for being here with us today. Great job. Mr. Timmons thank you. President trump great job, jay. My administration is working every day to make it easier for manufacturers to build, hire, and grow in america. Were removing jobkilling regulations and lifting the burdens on american industry like i would say have never been lifted before. Weve done a lot of work over the last 60, 70 days, and i think youre seeing some real production. I think we can say this, mike like never before. Earlier this week, i signed an executive order to end the war on coal. We had coal miners up at the office. It was an amazing scene. You had very tough, very strong, very powerful men that were crying, actually, and they were crying with happiness. And produce more American Energy and more american jobs, which is how i got elected in the first place. Weve created the task force in every agency to eliminate wasteful regulations. And today at 3 30 p. M. , with the department of commerce, wilbur ross, who will be up, and were signing two very powerful executive orders. That will be something very important very, very special. And that will be with commerce. One of the reasons were here today is to announce the Extraordinary Results of a new survey from the National Association of manufacturers. Your survey shows that 93 of manufacturers now have a positive outlook on the future of their business in this country 93 . And it was just a few months ago 56. Thats a slight difference. [laughter] [applause] thats a 20year, record high highest its been in 20 years, and its going higher. Believe me, you could come back next month, jay. [laughter] i dont knowmp how much higher it can go. And so im very proud of that, and were all very proud of that. And the manufacturers are really starting to invest big money, and a lot of things are happening. Its a new surge in optimism, which is sweeping all across our land. These survey results are a further vote of confidence in our plan to bring back jobs, lower taxes, and provide a level Playing Field for our workers. The Manufacturing Companies represent and represented here today are just an Extraordinary Group of people. Theyre leaders. Theyre brilliant in so many ways. The field has not been a level field. Jobs have been leaving our country, going to china and mexico and lots of other places. And youll be seeing whats happening over the next few weeks. It should be very interesting for you to watch. As you know, the president of china is coming to florida. Were having a meeting big meeting at maralago. We call it the southern white house, which it actually is. It was originally built as the southern white house, a lot of people dont know. But its sort of strange how it got there. But its going to be something i think very important, very special. I look very much forward to meeting him and the delegation, and well see what happens. But i am very, very proud of what youve been able to do in a short period of time just this little, short period of time, the optimism is so high. And i see the billions of dollars that are being invested by your people and your representatives in plant and equipment and jobs. And i appreciate that, jay, very much. Congratulations. You may want to say a few words. Mr. Timmons well, i do. And i want to reemphasize for the media here that this Quarterly Survey of our 14,000 members has been going on for 20 years. And to the point you made, this was the highest level of optimism that our manufacturers have expressed in 20 years. President trump thats fantastic. Mr. Timmons and the other statistic that i think youll find interesting is the righttrack wrongtrack question that our manufacturers answered. Just the month before inauguration day, the righttrack number was only 26 . Today it is over 60 . So thats a huge growth, as well. And thats because of the focus on taxes, regulations, infrastructure investment. We appreciate your commitment to investment in job creation and manufacturing. And were going to deliver. President trump thank you very much, jay. Thats really nice. Mr. Timmons thank you. President trump thank you very much. Patricia, would you like to Say Something . Pretty outstanding what youve done. Ms. Miller thank you. I appreciate being here today. I own a Plastics Manufacturing Company in the northwest suburbs of chicago. Were a threeyear entrepreneurial startup in growth phase with a 40year legacy. Its great to be part of manufacturing in the u. S. President trump thats a really great job. Youve done a great job. Really great. Ed . Mr. Paradowski good morning, mr. President. Im ed paradowski, president of apache stainless equipment. Were in beaver dam, wisconsin. We manufacture Capital Equipment out of stainless steel and other high alloys. We employ 175, and most of them are Skilled Trades people some of the best Skilled Trades people in the state of wisconsin. We are a 100 s corp, and we would love to have you out in beaver dam, wisconsin. President trump well, i love the state of wisconsin. Mr. Paradowski as do i. President trump there was a little bit of an upset. I dont think [laughter] i dont think i thought we were going to do very well there. But people would they could consider that a slight upset, right . But we dont consider it that. Thank you. Very good. Yes. Mr. Staub mr. President , good to see you again. We enjoyed having you at our facility back in september. Im steve staub with Staub Manufacturing Solutions in dayton, ohio. President trump i remember. Mr. Staub and hopefully you got a chance to see the first day video that we did with the National Association of manufacturers. President trump i did. Thank you. I did. Great job. And youve done a great job. Mr. Staub thank you. President trump yes. Mr. Eddy good morning, mr. President. My name is joe eddy. Im the president and ceo of a company in northern West Virginia called eagle manufacturing. Were 125 years old this year, a familyowned business. We manufacture products out of steel and plastic. We make over a thousand industrial safety and Hazardous Materials handling products. And i bring from West Virginia a major thankyou for the work youve done for coal. President trump great state. Great people. Really. We really opened it up. Nobody thought it would happen that fast. They thought maybe at the end of the fouryear term, maybe id sign it no. Nobody thought we were going to go that fast. And the people appreciate it. Julie. Ms. Copeland good morning, mr. President. I am julie copeland. I am ceo and coowner with my sister of arbill, a philadelphiabased company that protects people in the workplace. We partner with manufacturers to make sure that no one gets hurt. We have products and services and technologies. And its a privilege to be here today. And we look forward to continuing President Trump have you met these two guys . [laughter] mr. Wetherington thank you, mr. President. Chuck wetherington. Im the president of bte technologies. Were based in baltimore, maryland, and denver, colorado. Were a manufacturer of hightech medical devices used in physical therapy and industrial rehab, and we also have a professional Services Business that focuses on Workplace Injury reduction. We are the safety corner here. President trump thats very good. Mr. Wetherington and we work with large employers around the United States and canada doing that kind of work. President trump and youre starting to do really well. Mr. Wetheringtong we are. Yes. Thank you. President trump thats good. You know our great vice president. Mr. Greenblatt my name is drew greenblatt. Im the owner of marlin steel. Were a steel factory, make wire baskets for the Automotive Industry and the pharmaceutical industry. We make everything in baltimore city, maryland. We import nothing. We use steel from illinois, we use steel from indiana. Were thrilled with the policies that you are pursuing. We feel great optimism, and were thankful for those approaches youre taking. Obviously were 45 miles from where youre sitting right now wed love for you to come visit us. President trump okay, good. Well, were not finished yet, drew. A lot of other things are happening, including you havent seen this in 25 years. Thats great. Mr. Riordan mr. President , good morning. My name is tom riordan. Im the ceo of neenah enterprises. Were a casting and forging operation in wisconsin 145 years old. First products were plowshares back in the civil war. Today most of our product are related to infrastructure in terms of street casting, sewer covers, and so on. The other half of our business is really tied to on offload vehicles with folks like caterpillar and john deere. Were very much dependent upon your policies moving forward. President trump good job. Mr. Magyari nice to meet you. My name is doug magyari. Im the ceo of immi, inc. Were a troy, michigan, company, suburb of detroit. And were very much a leadingedge research and Development Company on advanced technologies, and in particular, weve built the most advanced augmented reality and Virtual Reality glasses in the world. And its an extremely Important Technology thats going to affect not only everybody at this table, but really every facet of our lives. And theres military applications and all sorts of medical applications, as well as entertainment. And its such an Important Technology that weve made a commitment to manufacture it here in the United States. And we really appreciate what youre doing to help facilitate in making that happen. President trump we have a lot of plants going up now in michigan that were never going to be there if i if i didnt win this election, those plants would never even think about going back. They were gone. Were you thinking about getting out . Mr. Magyari i wouldnt abandon the United States under any circumstances. But michigan, we definitely have had a rough go, and the things that youre doing and a lot of initiatives are really bringing michigan back. President trump big progress in michigan. Ms. Buchwaldwright hello. Its nice to see you again. Im karen buchwaldwright. And im the president and ceo of a Family Business that manufactures natural gas compressors. Were from mt. Vernon, ohio. And gas compressors are used in both the oil and gas industry, so im especially thankful that you have gotten the keystone President Trump very busy. Ms. Buchwaldwright yes, we are going to be. President trump you have to be