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| 2 | | - | 2025 |
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| 4 | | - | VT LEG #382341 v.1 |
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| 5 | | - | No. R-88. House concurrent resolution celebrating the role of the manufacturing |
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| 6 | | - | industry in the Vermont economy and designating April 2, 2025 as Manufacturing |
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| 7 | | - | Day at the State House. |
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| 8 | | - | (H.C.R.68) |
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| 9 | | - | Offered by Representatives Cooper of Pownal, Austin of Colchester, Bailey of Hyde |
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| 10 | | - | Park, Bartley of Fairfax, Birong of Vergennes, Bosch of Clarendon, Boutin of Barre City, |
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| 11 | | - | Campbell of St. Johnsbury, Carris-Duncan of Whitingham, Casey of Montpelier, Chapin |
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| 12 | | - | of East Montpelier, Cina of Burlington, Coffin of Cavendish, Corcoran of Bennington, |
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| 13 | | - | Dodge of Essex, Dolan of Essex Junction, Duke of Burlington, Durfee of Shaftsbury, |
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| 14 | | - | Eastes of Guilford, Goldman of Rockingham, Graning of Jericho, Greer of Bennington, |
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| 15 | | - | Gregoire of Fairfield, Hango of Berkshire, Harple of Glover, Harrison of Chittenden, |
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| 16 | | - | Harvey of Castleton, Headrick of Burlington, Higley of Lowell, Holcombe of Norwich, |
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| 17 | | - | Hooper of Randolph, Hooper of Burlington, Houghton of Essex Junction, Hunter of |
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| 18 | | - | Manchester, James of Manchester, Kascenska of Burke, Kleppner of Burlington, |
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| 19 | | - | Krasnow of South Burlington, Lalley of Shelburne, Lipsky of Stowe, Luneau of St. |
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| 20 | | - | Albans City, Masland of Thetford, Micklus of Milton, Morrissey of Bennington, |
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| 21 | | - | Mrowicki of Putney, Nelson of Derby, Nigro of Bennington, North of Ferrisburgh, |
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| 22 | | - | Nugent of South Burlington, O'Brien of Tunbridge, Olson of Starksboro, Pezzo of |
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| 23 | | - | Colchester, Pouech of Hinesburg, Priestley of Bradford, Pritchard of Pawlet, Quimby of |
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| 24 | | - | Lyndon, Rachelson of Burlington, Satcowitz of Randolph, Sibilia of Dover, Southworth |
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| 25 | | - | of Walden, Stevens of Waterbury, Sweeney of Shelburne, Waszazak of Barre City, Wells |
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| 26 | | - | of Brownington, White of Waitsfield, White of Bethel, Winter of Ludlow, and Wood of |
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| 27 | | - | Waterbury |
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| 28 | | - | Offered by Senators Bongartz, Brennan, Clarkson, Douglass, Hart, Ingalls, Major, |
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| 29 | | - | Plunkett, Weeks, Westman, White, and Williams |
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| 30 | | - | Whereas, manufacturing is a vital pillar of Vermont’s economy, strengthening both |
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| 31 | | - | rural and urban communities, supplying globally recognized businesses, and driving |
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| 32 | | - | innovation across diverse industries, ensuring the State’s economic resilience and |
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| 33 | | - | competitiveness, and |
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| 34 | | - | Whereas, Vermont’s manufacturing industry generates close to $3 billion, an |
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| 35 | | - | economic impact representing over 8 percent of the State’s GDP, and |
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| 36 | | - | Whereas, manufacturing businesses constitute approximately 10.5 percent of |
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| 37 | | - | Vermont’s private sector workforce, supporting 30,000 jobs, and |
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| 38 | | - | Whereas, Vermont’s manufacturing jobs typically offer wages above the State’s |
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| 39 | | - | average, providing workers with greater economic mobility; and supporting and |
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| 40 | | - | promoting manufacturing jobs with competitive wages is essential to attracting and |
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| 41 | | - | retaining talent while fostering long-term economic stability and growth in Vermont, and |
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| 42 | | - | Whereas, manufacturers in our State contribute significantly to promoting strategic |
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| 43 | | - | relationships between the State and neighboring regions, including New England, New |
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| 44 | | - | York, Canada, and the broader local and global economy, now therefore be it R-88 Page 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | | - | 2025 |
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| 47 | | - | VT LEG #382341 v.1 |
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| 1 | + | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | + | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | + | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | + | ConcurrentHouseResolution |
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| 5 | + | H.C.R.68 |
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| 6 | + | OfferedbyRepresentativesCooperofPownal,AustinofColchester,BaileyofHydePark,BartleyofFairfax,Birong |
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| 7 | + | ofVergennes,BoschofClarendon,BoutinofBarreCity,CampbellofSt.Johnsbury,Carris-DuncanofWhitingham, |
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| 8 | + | CaseyofMontpelier,ChapinofEastMontpelier,CinaofBurlington,CoffinofCavendish,CorcoranofBennington, |
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| 9 | + | DodgeofEssex,DolanofEssexJunction,DukeofBurlington,DurfeeofShaftsbury,EastesofGuilford,Goldmanof |
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| 10 | + | Rockingham,GraningofJericho,GreerofBennington,GregoireofFairfield,HangoofBerkshire,HarpleofGlover, |
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| 11 | + | HarrisonofChittenden,HarveyofCastleton,HeadrickofBurlington,HigleyofLowell,HolcombeofNorwich,Hooper |
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| 12 | + | ofRandolph,HooperofBurlington,HoughtonofEssexJunction,HunterofManchester,JamesofManchester,Kascenska |
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| 13 | + | ofBurke,KleppnerofBurlington,KrasnowofSouthBurlington,LalleyofShelburne,LipskyofStowe,LuneauofSt. |
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| 14 | + | AlbansCity,MaslandofThetford,MicklusofMilton,MorrisseyofBennington,MrowickiofPutney,NelsonofDerby, |
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| 15 | + | NigroofBennington,NorthofFerrisburgh,NugentofSouthBurlington,O'BrienofTunbridge,OlsonofStarksboro, |
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| 16 | + | PezzoofColchester,PouechofHinesburg,PriestleyofBradford,PritchardofPawlet,QuimbyofLyndon,Rachelsonof |
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| 17 | + | Burlington,SatcowitzofRandolph,SibiliaofDover,SouthworthofWalden,StevensofWaterbury,Sweeneyof |
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| 18 | + | Shelburne,WaszazakofBarreCity,WellsofBrownington,WhiteofWaitsfield,WhiteofBethel,WinterofLudlow,and |
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| 19 | + | WoodofWaterbury |
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| 20 | + | OfferedbySenatorsBongartz,Brennan,Clarkson,Douglass,Hart,Ingalls,Major,Plunkett,Weeks,Westman,White, |
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| 21 | + | andWilliams |
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| 22 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutioncelebratingtheroleofthemanufacturingindustryintheVermonteconomyand |
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| 23 | + | designatingApril2,2025asManufacturingDayattheStateHouse |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,manufacturingisavitalpillarofVermont’seconomy,strengtheningbothruralandurbancommunities, |
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| 25 | + | supplyinggloballyrecognizedbusinesses,anddrivinginnovationacrossdiverseindustries,ensuringtheState’seconomic |
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| 26 | + | resilienceandcompetitiveness, and |
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| 27 | + | Whereas,Vermont’smanufacturingindustrygeneratescloseto$3billion,aneconomicimpactrepresentingover8 |
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| 28 | + | percentoftheState’sGDP, and |
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| 29 | + | Whereas,manufacturingbusinessesconstituteapproximately10.5percentofVermont’sprivatesectorworkforce, |
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| 30 | + | supporting30,000jobs, and |
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| 31 | + | Whereas,Vermont’smanufacturingjobstypicallyofferwagesabovetheState’saverage,providingworkerswith |
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| 32 | + | greatereconomicmobility;andsupportingandpromotingmanufacturingjobswithcompetitivewagesisessentialto |
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| 33 | + | attractingandretainingtalentwhilefosteringlong-termeconomicstabilityandgrowthinVermont, and |
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| 34 | + | Whereas,manufacturersinourStatecontributesignificantlytopromotingstrategicrelationshipsbetweentheStateand |
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| 35 | + | neighboringregions,includingNewEngland,NewYork,Canada,andthebroaderlocalandglobaleconomy, |
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| 36 | + | now therefore be it |
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