7 , ▁Lip in ski ▁voted ▁against ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁increase ▁fund ing ▁for ▁emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁ ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁Lip in ski ▁did ▁not ▁end or se ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Lip in ski ▁introduced ▁the ▁American ▁Man ufact uring ▁Compet it iveness ▁Act ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁require ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁implement ▁policies ▁that ▁support ▁manufact uring ▁products ▁that ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁" M ade ▁in ▁U . S . A ." ▁label , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁Man ufact uring ▁Str ategy ▁Board ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁that ▁includes ▁federal ▁officials , ▁two ▁state ▁govern ors ▁from ▁different ▁parties , ▁and ▁nine ▁private - se ctor ▁leaders ▁and ▁st ake hold ers ▁from ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁industry . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁passed ▁the ▁bill ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 3 9 – 7 7 ▁vote . ▁ ▁Lip in ski ▁has ▁proposed ▁what ▁he ▁calls ▁a ▁" F ive - Point ▁Job s ▁Plan ". ▁According ▁to ▁Lip in ski , ▁the ▁plan ▁would ▁" str ength en ▁manufact uring , ▁modern ize ▁our ▁infrastr ucture , ▁educ ate ▁the ▁work force , ▁force ▁other ▁countries ▁to ▁trade ▁fairly ▁and ▁invest ▁in ▁innov ation ."