Joni Ernst, Trump cabinet members call for more American manufacturing at business expo
12 Aug 2025
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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and two of President Donald Trump's cabinet members advocated the need to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States, remove regulations and lead the way in developing artificial intelligence at a business expo here.
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin joined Ernst Tuesday, Aug. 12, in a panel discussion on "Made in America Manufacturing" at Ernst's annual Entrepreneur Expo, held at the Iowa State University Memorial Union.
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