And I think just really appreciate all of all of your, you know, expertise in my district, from paper to shipbuilding, plastics to heavy manufacturing. Northeast Wisconsin is a manufacturing powerhouse employing almost a quarter of the working population in my district. Also, 90% of all manufacturers are small businesses. We obviously have a lot of challenges. Some of the challenges that we face are difficulty in finding skilled workers and of course we see a declining interest in our trades. (00:29–00:36)
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