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WheelsOfGrace.com Volume 9 Issue 1 37 e event was a meeting and listening session, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said in a press briefing, calling the motorcycle maker an "American success story since 1901." "We want to make it easier for business to create more jobs and more factories to be made in the U.S. and you're a great example of that," President Trump told the executives. President Trump is seeking to uphold campaign promises to return lost manufacturing jobs to the U.S. e president has met with the CEOs of the traditional domestic automakers as well as the heads of Dow Chemical Co., Whirlpool Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and U.S. Steel Corp. all in his first two weeks in office, indicating he'll take a hands-on role in U.S. corporate decision-making, especially if it'll lead to job creation for middle-class Americans. TEXAS BIKER MOVEMENT ALIVE AND STRONG AFTER WACO TRAGEDY We don't usually report on "Patch" issues but a lot of our readers wear one and once in a while an update is like hitting 60 MPH on a cool day (no windshield required). e motorcycle rights movement is alive and thriving in the state of Texas. Although many motorcyclists conjectured that the tragedy that occurred in Waco would reduce participation in the Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents, over a thousand club members and independents showed up for the bi-annual Rally held at the Capitol in Austin every other year. On January 23, 2017, the Motorcycle Profiling Project joined select motorcycle rights advocates from around the country and a contingent representing the National Council INDUSTRY NEWS of Clubs (NCOC) in a show of support and solidarity that clearly communicates that clubs and independents from across America support the Texas COC&I and Texas bikers in their struggle against motorcycle profiling and discrimination. Crisis creates opportunity Aer Waco, many in the biker community worried that the motorcycle rights movement in Texas would become fractured and lose participation. is logic was based on a couple of factors. ere was supposed to be a Texas COC&I meeting at the Twin Peaks where the tragedy occurred. Would clubs and independents stop participating for fear that merely being present at a political meeting could get you arrested. But Texas bikers have made another choice. e manpower behind the movement to protect motorcycle rights is still mobilized and politically active. TCOC&I meetings have continued to peacefully assemble statewide as they have for nearly 20 years without any incidents or violence. In the face of crisis, Texas bikers have not laid down and surrendered to fear or complacency. Instead, they have chosen to stand up and fight for their liberties as demonstrated by the mass gathering at the Capitol on January 23rd. And this mobilization is nationwide as evidenced by the support from states coast-to- coast represented in Austin. Texas Biker Movement partly by: the Motorcycle Profiling Project