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Bush Admin Plan for Mfg to be Released Today
Commerce Secretary Don Evans is expected to release today the Bush Administration's plan for economic growth in the manufacturing sector. According to today's Washington Post, the report will "throw President Bush's support to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership... Evans said he will support the program but will demand that the centers coordinate with other programs so they are more efficient."
As the Digest goes to press, it is unclear whether the Administration's support of MEP will translate to restoring its budget to the $106.5 million it received in FY 2003. The Administration's FY 2004 budget proposed cutting the program to $12.9 million.