'TALE OF TWO CITIES': Manufacturers are OPTIMISTIC while costs keep climbing

National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons discusses a new survey showing manufacturer optimism reaching a four-year high and addresses the need to cut permitting red tape on 'Mornings with FOX Business.' #manufacturing #usmanufacturing #americanmanufacturing #jaytimmons #nam #manufacturingjobs #permittingreform #manufacturinginvestment #tariffs #tradepolicy #risingcosts #usmanufacturingnews #businessnews #economicnews #usbusiness #workforce #onshoring #supplychain #taxreform #epareform

00:00 | Manufacturing optimism reaches 4-year high
00:43 | Headwinds: Rising costs and energy prices
01:10 | Tax reform as "rocket fuel" for industry
01:45 | The push for bipartisan permitting reform
03:48 | Cutting red tape to boost investment
05:01| Solving the open jobs crisis

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