LITITZ, PA — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick spent Friday moving from medicine cabinets to farm fields, touring two of Lancaster County’s most advanced manufacturing hubs as he pitched Pennsylvania as a cornerstone of America’s industrial future.
The Republican senator began the day in Lititz at Kenvue’s sprawling manufacturing facility, a 70-year-old plant that serves as the primary U.S. production site for Listerine mouthwash and also turns out household brands including Aveeno, Neutrogena, Lubriderm and Neosporin. McCormick walked the factory floor, meeting with skilled workers and learning how the company is using artificial intelligence to streamline production and manage data while training the next generation of tradespeople through Manufacturing Day programs that bring local high school students into the plant.
“What stood out most to me was seeing state-of-the-art manufacturing in Pennsylvania powered by an incredible skilled workforce delivering trusted consumer health products to families across America and around the world,” McCormick said. “Visiting Kenvue’s facilities reinforces how deeply these household brands bring the power of extraordinary care to consumers and why continued innovation and investment in them matters.”
From there, McCormick traveled south to New Holland to tour CNH’s manufacturing plant, a fixture of Lancaster County that has been building agricultural and construction equipment for decades. The facility works closely with area suppliers and farmers to produce the machinery that supports food production and rural economies across Pennsylvania and the nation.
Inside the plant, McCormick met with workers whose ties to the company stretch back generations, including fourth-generation employees who have spent their careers on the same production lines. The visit carried personal meaning for the senator, who grew up baling hay and still helps maintain his family’s farm in Columbia County.
“Visiting CNH’s facility and seeing the advanced agricultural equipment produced reminds me of how deeply American manufacturing shapes our communities,” McCormick said. “It’s critical that we strengthen and support operations like this so they can continue to power rural economies, support our farmers and agricultural industry, and sustain family livelihoods for generations to come.”
The dual visits came as Pennsylvania seeks to sharpen its edge in advanced manufacturing, consumer health and agricultural innovation, sectors that state and federal leaders view as essential to long-term economic competitiveness. McCormick said facilities like Kenvue and CNH do more than produce goods — they anchor communities, provide well-paying skilled jobs and create pathways for young people to enter the trades.
With a deep industrial heritage, a skilled workforce and growing investment in technology, McCormick said Pennsylvania is positioned to play a leading role in what he described as a national manufacturing renaissance, one that keeps production at home while pushing innovation forward.
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