As part of its summer meeting in Washington, members of the CFSBI will fan out across Capitol Hill to meet with their congressional representatives and staff. Much of the focus of this meeting will be on revitalizing America’s manufacturing base will lead to economic recovery. According to CFSBI chairman Joe Kenefick, “Ignoring America’s manufacturers contributed to the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009, and rebuilding our manufacturing base will lead us out of it.”