GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Mike Gallagher was in Green Bay Monday to get a first-hand look at work being done on equipment for the U.S Navy aircraft carrier program.
“On the Armed Services Committee, I have been working aggressively the last few years to begin this process of rebuilding the military, and it is not just happening overseas, it is happening in our own backyard.
The Representative was concerned to learn that some of the good work that Fox Valley Metal-Tech is providing for National Defense is being affected in a negative way by tariffs.
“All of these decisions that are made by so-called experts in air-conditioned offices in Washington DC, have huge impacts for people that are downstream of those decisions.”
Kevin Gosselin, Director of Sales and Business Development says they work a lot with steel and aluminum, making it difficult to keep the prices down and affects the prices they quote for its customers.
“It kind of puts in the crossfire. We can’t absorb those increases in material, so we have to pass those increases along to our customers.”
Fox Valley Metal-Tech provides parts for military vessels, such as Naval aircraft carriers that have $20 million worth of parts made by the Green Bay company.
The Congressman is behind a bill that would make it a requirement to get congressional approval if the Executive Branch wants to impose tariffs and cite National Security concerns.
“We shouldn’t be in the business of making life more difficult for manufacturers and hard working people in the midwest.
Fox Valley Metal-Tech provides sheet metal fabrication services to produce quality custom parts, fabrications, and assemblies.
The company has purchased land to expand, but say they do not have enough workers to do so right now.
