Keep it Made in America" Town Hall Tour

some background info on today's meeting. October 27 | 5:00pm | Moolah Shrine Center | St. Louis, MO

This non-partisan event is free and open
to the public, but an RSVP is required. CALL 866-365-2203
Please specify the city of your event.
Email rsvp@aamfg.org
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As we begin our last week on the 2010 "Keep it Made in America" Town Hall Tour, we're stopping in St Louis, Missouri. Participants at the event include:

•Scott Paul, Executive Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing
•Rep. Russ Carnahan, (D-MO) 3rd congressional district
•Robyn Hamlin, 1st congressional district MO Republican candidate
•Arthur Lieber, 2nd congressional district MO Democrat candidate
•Don Robinson, SLCC
•Rev. Charles Burton, Attorney, St Louis School District and President, UCM (an affiliate of Gameliel)
•Dan SinCLair, Dave SinClair Automobiel
•Bob Farrar, President, Lunar Tool
•James Wiley, Attorney, Intellectual Property Rights
Like many states, Missouri has been hit hard from the recession and outsourcing of jobs. Here are a few statistics that outline the magnitude of job loss in the state:

•Between 2000 and 2008, Missouri lost 75,800 manufacturing jobs.
•Since the recession began in 2008, the state has lost over 13% of manufacturing jobs.
•Between 2001 and 2008, Missouri has lost 38,300 jobs due to trade with China alone, that's 1.38% of employment.
Be sure to RSVP for our St Louis event as well as our final events in Concord, NH and Wausau, WI.
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at our Soar meetings, the topic of American jobs comes up all the time