June 23, 2009 Biden: We'll rewrite the story of manufacturing in America Play video

(NECN: Perrysburg, Ohio) - Vice President Joe Biden this morning spoke at an event at Willard and Kelsey Solar to promote American manufacturing.

"We're going to try to rewrite the story of manufacturing in America," said Biden.

President Barack Obama is creating a White House council to handle issues that affect American communities and workers tied to the automotive industry.

The executive director will be Obama's director of recovery for auto communities and workers, Ed Montgomery.

The recession has been particularly hard on the auto industry, which has lost more than 400,000 jobs in the last decade.