Davids Kicks Off Made in Kansas Tour at Railroad Material Manufacturer
Today, Representative Sharice Davids launched her Made in Kansas tour to promote domestic manufacturing and supply chain solutions at A&K Railroad Materials. Davids announced the tour after being selected as a key negotiator for the House as lawmakers finalize a major, bipartisan supply chain package in Congress.
The manufacturing facility in Kansas employs the majority of A&K's 250-person workforce, producing new and used track materials to build and maintain railroads across the country. Davids joined A&K employees to discuss investing in American-made infrastructure materials and domestic supply chains, and to hear about their impact on both the local economy and national transportation networks.
Rep. Davids tours A&K Railroad Materials in Kansas City, Kansas.
Davids voted for the bipartisan infrastructure law, which includes strong Buy American provisions. Additionally, Davids is working to promote manufacturing and supply chain solutions in Congress, especially as increased competition from China has cost the U.S. approximately 985,000 manufacturing jobs between 1999 and 2011.
"When we make more here at home, and when we invest in strong supply chains, we lower costs for folks at the store. The work at A&K Railroad Materials is important to every piece of that equation," said Davids. "Today I got to see how both the bipartisan infrastructure law and the new supply chain legislation we're working on in Congress will help Kansas manufacturers continue to serve our entire country's transportation needs."
"It was great meeting Congresswoman Davids and her staff during the event at A&K's amazing manufacturing facility. Getting the chance to tour the facility, talk about the state of the rail industry in Kansas, and hear from the Congresswoman about how things are going in DC, was a terrific experience," said Michael McGonagle, VP of Operations, National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association and Grassroots Events Manager, REMSA.