Jerry Jasinowski Quotations

Inventories have been drawn down, industrial production has stabilized and consumer spending remains strong,

We give him great credit for raising the priority for education and training. On the other hand, he really did so many things to stick it in the corporate eye, whether or not it was downsizing or siding with the unions in the last two years of the administration.

The Y2K issue is a serious problem not only for the government and larger companies, but especially for smaller manufacturers who often don't have the necessary resources on-site to address this technological challenge, ... We will continue to raise awareness among our membership about this critical challenge.

It really is a broader international issue that requires the general consensus of countries that intellectual property protection is critical to growth and productivity.

This is the most optimistic manufacturing survey we've seen in some time.

It will be a boon to stocks and to capital investment. Increasing the stock market will give business confidence a very big shock.

We expect that manufacturing will maintain a 6 percent rate of growth in 2004 and actually grow faster than the overall economy for the first time in four years.

It is time for the administration to get tough with the Chinese.

Our nation cannot afford to lose its manufacturing innovation edge and the wealth that it generates throughout our economy. ... Strong productivity growth helps America compete in the global economy and is the key to higher wages and better living standards for U.S. workers.

After edging up only 1.4 percent in 2003, we expect manufacturing production will increase by over 6 percent in 2004,