--- title: Hillary Clinton Proposes Plan to Boost U.S. Manufacturing description: Hillary Clinton announced a plan to boost manufacturing in the United States and assist recovering post-industrial communities on Tuesday canonical: https://time.com/4140404/hillary-clinton-manufacturing/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-08T17:03:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:52.864Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Proposes Plan to Boost U.S. Manufacturing og:description: The plan relies on tax credits and federal investment og:url: https://time.com/4140404/hillary-clinton-manufacturing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44c10e72f990279b/69887467e20a8783bfa8e8a1/hilary-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3911 og:image:height: 2200 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Proposes Plan to Boost U.S. Manufacturing twitter:description: The plan relies on tax credits and federal investment twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt44c10e72f990279b/69887467e20a8783bfa8e8a1/hilary-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Proposes Plan to Boost U.S. Manufacturing > Sponsored content. 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Watch the top 10 moments from Hillary Clinton's career in politics._ by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Dec 8, 2015 5:03 PM UTC  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a town hall meeting, Dec. 4, 2015, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a town hall meeting, Dec. 4, 2015, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall—AP by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Dec 8, 2015 5:03 PM UTC Hillary Clinton rolled out a plan to boost manufacturing in the United States and assist recovering post-industrial communities on Tuesday, part of a package of tax credits and federal research funding. The Democratic presidential candidate’s plan involves a tax credit for areas that have lost manufacturing jobs, as well as expanding grants and access to capital for smaller manufacturers and startups. “My plan will help spur reinvestment in communities that have lost jobs because of factory closures,” Clinton said. “By strengthening our manufacturing sector for the future, we can help create the next generation of good-paying jobs and put more people back to work across the country.” She would also strengthen “Buy American” regulations, which require domestic sourcing of construction and other materials. All U.S. highway work, for example, must be completed with American-made steel and concrete. **MORE** [Hillary Clinton’s Middle-Class Tax Pledge Divides Democrats](http://time.com/4126685/hillary-clinton-middle-class-tax-pledge/) Clinton announced a $275 billion federal infrastructure investment plan last week, and has called for significant tax credits for middle class families. She has pledged not to raise taxes on families making under $250,000 a year. The plan also includes cracking down on currency manipulation and unfair trade practices. Manufacturers in the United States in raw materials and industries like steel say that currency manipulation in China puts their businesses at a disadvantage in international markets, and Clinton has said before the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal falls short of addressing currency manipulation. Clinton would double funding for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation program, a public-private project that provides federal funding to mid-sized American manufacturers. “We cannot afford to lose our capacity to make products in America,” [Clinton’s campaign said](https://www.hillaryclinton.com/p/briefing/factsheets/2015/12/07/winning-competition-for-global-manufacturing-jobs/) in a fact sheet. ## Transcript You know, I'm not sittin' here some little woman standing here by my man like Tammy Wynette. I'm sittin' here because I love him, and I respect him. Now is our chance to beat the historical odds, and give the American people the health security they need. If there is one message that echoes forth from this. Let it be that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all. The great story here for anybody willing to find it and write about it and explain it is this vast right- wing conspiracy that has been conspiring. Against my husband since the day he announced for president. I would be happy to, when you give me the signed letters. Well, right here. Right here. When you give me. Right here. Sign it right now. We'll shake. We'll shake on this, Ray. No, no, I want your signature, cause I think that everybody wants to see you signing something that you said you were for. You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't wanna see us fall backwards. Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it. The battle to stop Al Qaeda and its affiliates. Does not end with one death. What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator. I took the unprecedented step of asking that the state department make all my work- related emails, [ MUSIC ] Public for everyone to see. 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