1. California Manufacturers Association California Manufacturing Summit Sacramento, CA June 23, 2004 Patrick J. Cleary, Senior Vice President, Public and External Affairs, NAM

2. Our Goal To create a climate in the US that allows manufacturing to survive and prosper. www.nam.org/californiasummit

3. Manufacturing and the US standard of living “If the US manufacturing base continues to shrink at its present rate and the critical mass is lost, the manufacturing innovation process will shift to other global centers. Once this happens, a decline in US living standards in the future is virtually assured.” -Joel Popkin -Joel Popkin “The world power that loses its manufacturing capacity will cease to be a world power.” - Akio Morita www.nam.org/californiasummit

4. Our Agenda 1. Reduce the costs of doing business in the US 2. A level playing field with all trading partners 3. A tax system that encourages investment and innovation 4. An adequate supply of skilled workers www.nam.org/californiasummit

5. Legal Costs (2% of GDP) Larger than the economies of: Hong Kong Hungary Vietnam Venezuela PortugalPeru Algeria Israel RomaniaIreland Czech RepublicMorocco DenmarkNigeria ChileKazakhstan NorwaySingapore FinlandBelarus ……..and 173 others www.nam.org/californiasummit

6. 2. A level playing field with all trading partners Vis a vis China, this means: -No currency manipulation -Respect for intellectual property -No illegal subsidies -Compliance with all WTO rules www.nam.org/californiasummit

7. CALL TO ACTION 1.Identify issues that matter to your company 2.Tell your employees how those issues affect them 3.Let them take action on those issues 4.Tell them where candidates and incumbents stand 5.Get them registered and to the polls www.nam.org/p2

8. Our Message Manufacturing is critically important to the US economy and standard of living. We are challenged as never before, here and abroad. Before you vote/take action ask yourself “will this make US manufacturing more or less competitive?” We will be watching how you vote and We will be informing our employees. www.nam.org/californiasummit

9. 107th Congress California Senate Final Manufacturing Key Vote Record SenatorNAM Vote Rating Dianne Feinstein (D)25% Barbara Boxer (D)0% www.nam.org/californiasummit

10. 107th Congress California House Final Manufacturing Key Vote Record RepresentativeNAM Vote Rating Mike Thompson (D-1 st )15% Wally Herger (R-2 nd )100% Doug Ose (R-3 rd )95% John T. Doolittle (R-4 th )90% Robert T. Matsui (D-5 th )5% Lynn Woolsey (D-6 th )0% George Miller (D-7 th )5% Nancy Pelosi (D-8 th )5% Barbara Lee (D-9 th )0% Ellen O. Tauscher (D-10 th )29% Richard Pombo (R-11 th )86% Tom Lantos (D-12 th )5% Fortney H. “Pete” Stark (D-13 th )5% www.nam.org/californiasummit

11. 107th Congress California House Final Manufacturing Key Vote Record RepresentativeNAM Vote Rating Anna Eshoo (D-14 th )10% Michael M. Honda (D-15th)10% Zoe Lofgren (D-16 th )10% Sam Farr (D-17 th )10% Dennis Cardoza (D-18 th )n/a George P. Radanovich (R-19 th )90% Calvin Dooley (D-20 th )67% Devin Nunes (R-21 st )n/a William M. Thomas (R-22 nd )100% Lois Capps (D-23 rd )24% Elton Gallegly (R-24 th )95% Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-25 th )95% David Dreier (R-26 th )100% www.nam.org/californiasummit

12. 107th Congress California House Final Manufacturing Key Vote Record RepresentativeNAM Vote Rating Brad Sherman (D-27 th )0% Howard L. Berman (D-28 th )10% Adam Schiff (D-29 th )19% Henry A. Waxman (D-30 th )5% Xavier Becerra (D-31 st )6% Hilda L. Solis (D-32 nd )0% Diane Watson (D-33 rd )0% Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-34 th )0% Maxine Waters (D-35 th )0% Jane Harman (D-36 th )38% Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37 th )10% Grace F. Napolitano (D-38 th )5% Linda T. Sanchez (D-39 th )n/a www.nam.org/californiasummit

13. 107th Congress California House Final Manufacturing Key Vote Record RepresentativeNAM Vote Rating Ed Royce (R-40 th )95% Jerry Lewis (R-41 st )95% Gary G. Miller (R-42 nd )100% Joe Baca (D-43 rd )15% Ken Calvert (R-44 th )100% Mary Bono (R-45 th )100% Dana Rohrabacher (R-46 th )90% Loretta Sanchez (D-47 th )5% Christopher Cox (R-48 th )95% Darrell Issa (R-49 th )100% Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-50 th )100% Bob Filner (D-51 st )5% Duncan Hunter (R-52 nd )90% Susan A. Davis (D-53 rd )24% www.nam.org/californiasummit

14. “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” -Pericles “The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.” -Plato -Platowww.nam.org/californiasummit