Biden claims his economic policies are reviving manufacturing, making his case at a wind farm plant

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK
Associated Press

BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden says his policies of financial and tax incentives have revived U.S. manufacturing. The claim the Democratic president made Wednesday at a New Mexico wind farm plant is supported by a rise in construction spending on new factories. But factory hiring has begun to slow in recent months, a sign the promised boom has yet to fully materialize. Bringing back factory jobs is one of the most popular of White House promises — regardless of who happens to be president. Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George W. Bush each pledged to boost manufacturing. But factory jobs have struggled to fully return after each recession.