For years, the Bush Administration stood by and did nothing while America's textile industries lost over 300,000 jobs. America needs a manufacturing security strategy to keep our textile industry strong and keep jobs in America.

Limiting a surge in imports from three narrowly defined categories of textiles is too little and too late for America's struggling textile firms. It is inexplicable that this Administration waited so long to use their explicit legal authority to protect America's workers from exactly the type of import surges that the rules were designed to prevent. I would review and enforce the rules for all textiles that face large surges in imports from China.

Free trade can benefit all Americans, but only if we ensure that other countries play by the rules so that America's businesses and workers can compete on a level playing field. As President, I would show the leadership to make the right choices by implementing a comprehensive Manufacturing Security Plan to jumpstart job creation today and create the manufacturing industry of the future.