Issue Position: Aerospace

Issue Position

As a Senator from Washington state, I have been sounding the alarm about a declining domestic aerospace industry for years. I am committed to ensuring the U.S. remains the world leader in the aerospace industry by maintaining national security, improving American aerospace infrastructure and investing in research and development.

I strongly believe that Congress must act to renew the emphasis on our aerospace industry and ensure academia, industry, and the U.S. government is consistent with programs and policies that will support a robust aerospace economic sector within our economy.

Priorities:
* Ensuring the American aerospace workforce has the skills and training that are vital to the aerospace industry by promoting education and workforce development programs that prepare Americans for careers in the aerospace industry.
* Ensuring the U.S. aerospace industry maintains its industrial base competitiveness with the international community.
* Investing in the necessary research, development, and commercialization of next generation technologies and materials to support the U.S. aerospace industry.
* Ensuring the U.S. aerospace industry is competing on a level playing field with their foreign competitors.
* Investing in Washington state aerospace companies to promote economic growth and job creation.

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