Senator Todd Young (R-IN) was presented with the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) as a 2022 recipient of the Joseph M. Magliochetti Industry Champion Award, a special recognition given to elected officials who have shown outstanding leadership on behalf of motor vehicle component suppliers.
The awards ceremony was held at vehicle lighting and safety systems manufacturer Grote Industries' facility in Madison, Ind.
“It is a pleasure to host Senator Young at Grote Industries, said Dominic Grote, President and CEO, Grote Industries. “His leadership continues to make a positive impact to the industry and the state of Indiana.
The Joseph M. Magliochetti Industry Champion Award was presented by Bill Long, President and CEO, MEMA. “Senator Young works diligently to promote our industry,” said Bill Long, President and CEO, MEMA. “He is a true champion of the motor vehicle parts sector, and we are honored to recognize his efforts with this award.”
Senator Todd Young is a leading manufacturing advocate and bipartisan leader in the U.S. Senate. Young’s work carries great significance for the motor vehicle parts industry. An industry that provides over 907,000 direct jobs in the motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry, making it the largest creator of manufacturing jobs nationwide and contributing two-thirds of the value of a new vehicle.
“I am grateful for this recognition and the thousands of Hoosiers who work in the motor vehicle parts sector,” Senator Young said. “In the Senate, I will continue to fight for policies like USICA that support domestic manufacturing and encourage American innovation.”
At the instrumental Senate Finance and Commerce Committees, Senator Young has done much to advance MEMA manufacturing and competitiveness priorities. For example, he has been a leader of efforts in 2021-22 to pass the CHIPS Act, with its vital motor vehicle legacy chip provision for our industry to increase U.S. semiconductor chip production to alleviate stressed supply chains.
In fact, Senator Young was the Republican leader of the broad U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) that passed the Senate in June 2021. The bill includes the CHIPS Act, enhances supply chain resiliency, and increases funding for and R&D partnerships with manufacturers. Senator Young is working hard to get a final version of this bill passed through Congress as soon as possible in 2022.
“Senator Young is a true champion of Indiana motor vehicle parts manufacturers and their 84,000 employees,” Long said. “We are pleased to present MEMA’s 2022 Industry Champion Award to Senator Young.”
