mr. atkinson. mr. lubrano, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, chairman and thank you members of the subcommittee in allowing me this opportunity to testify on behalf of the national association of manufacturers. i'd like to start off by saying this is an extremely exciting time for our country and for manufacturing. impresident of technical materials in lincoln, rhode lin island. a subsidiary headquartered in mayfield heights, ohio. we have officers in north america, europe and asia and serve customers in more than 50 countries. it is the world's leading resource fringing in specialty strip products and offers a wide range of products and expertise in numerous markets including automotive and consumer electronics. i have been leading the company since 1992. it is my privilege to serve of nam's board of directors as vice chair of the small to medium sized group, manufacturing group an on the board in general. i also serve as chairman of the rhode island manufacturers association

mr. atkinson. mr.lubrano, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, chairman mack, and thank you to the member of the subcommittee in allowing me this opportunity to testify on behalf of of the national association of manufacturers. i'd like to start off by saying this is an extremely exciting time for our country and for manufacturing. i am president of materion technical materials in lincoln, rhode island. we're a subsidiary of materion corporation which is headquartered in mayfield heights, ohio. we have offices throughout north america, europe and asia, and we serve customer in more than 50 countries. materion is the world's leading resource for engineering specialty strip products and offers a wide range of products and expertise in numerous markets including automotive and consumer electronics. i have been leading the company since 1992. it is my privilege to serve on the board of directors as vice chair to the small and medium-sized manufacturing group and on the board in gener

mr. atkinson. >> think it is dangerous to have a policy without a coherent strategy. whenever you want to call it. we don't have a coherent strategy. we cannot expect companies to do the right thing leaving them alone. there is a skill shortage right now. companies themselves are investing in training the workers, half. you'll end up with a skill shortage. i think the challenges we need to form real public-private partnerships and form a national industrial strategy. that will include things from both sides of the aisle. include realo strategies. >> i don't think what you mentioned any of those things are mutually exclusive. the game is changed. what is needed is a partnership between government, labor, and manufacturing. 2009 was probably the toughest year of my career. i have been doing this for about 40 years now. you're supposed to say that i do not look it. the cooperation with our labor force, our ability to move people around, the understanding from all sides about how important it was that we get through this thing together, and the government help. rhode isla