Alarming Job Numbers Prove America Needs Action from Congress and President on Infrastructure Investment

Statement from Dennis Slater, President of Association of Equipment Manufacturers

MILWAUKEE, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater today issued the following statement in response to the disappointing May jobs report:

"Today's job numbers are disappointing but not surprising, given the lack of focus in Washington on passing policies proven to generate real, sustainable job growth.

Until Congress and the Administration agree to make America's farmers and manufacturers a national priority by passing free trade agreements and investing in critical national infrastructure – both proven drivers of economic growth – unemployment will remain unacceptably high and our economy will continue to stagnate. 

These job numbers don't lie. It's way past time for Congress to take the action needed – and proven – to drive job growth and a real and long-lasting economic recovery in the U.S.  If they really want to turn this situation around, they will move immediately to pass all three pending free trade agreements and a fully-funded, long-term surface transportation bill. That's what will get this country working again."

About the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) – www.aem.org
AEM is the North American-based international trade group providing innovative business development resources to advance the off-road equipment manufacturing industry in the global marketplace. AEM membership comprises more than 850 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors worldwide. AEM is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with offices in the capitals of Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Beijing and a European presence in Brussels.

About I Make America – www.imakeamerica.com
I Make America is supported by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its 850+ member companies. We are joined by the memberships of like-minded associations, American business owners, and citizens and local elected officials across the nation.

To learn more about I Make America, visit us at www.IMakeAmerica.com. View short videos of employees and small business owners around the country telling the real life stories of how manufacturing impacts the national economy at www.ADayinAmericanLife.com.

Keep up-to-date on the latest I Make America campaign news on Twitter @IMakeAmerica and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IMakeAmerica.

SOURCE Association of Equipment Manufacturers

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