Hannover House Challenges Congress and Presidential Candidates to State Their Position on Made in the USA Initiatives

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hannover House, publisher of the non-fiction book "Made in the USA" by best-selling author Barr McClellan, is asking politicians to stop the rhetoric and bring back American jobs.  This month, the independent publishing company is reaching out to every member of Congress and every major Presidential candidate to show their support for - or against - initiatives the would protect U.S. workers and close existing tax loopholes that encourage the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs overseas.  Hannover House is the entertainment and media division of Target Development Group, Inc. (Pinksheets: TDGI).

"With the country struggling for economic recovery and partisan rhetoric at an all-time high, we need to know where the candidates and elected members of Congress stand on these critical U.S.A. job initiatives," said McClellan.  "Right now, tax programs and loopholes reward companies to outsource American jobs. These tax benefits not only hurt middle-class workers, but are paid for largely by lower and middle-class wage earners due to inequalities in our current tax rates. Elected officials need to support the best interests of their constituents, and not just the demands of corporate donors or party leaders."

Every member of the House of Representatives and the Senate will be sent a copy of McClellan's economic primer, "Made in the USA" next week, which will be waiting for their return to the next session of Congress.  Additionally, the White House and all major Republican candidates for President will also receive a book and survey package. Each official or candidate will be asked to express their support for - or against - key programs that most economists agree should return millions of manufacturing jobs back to America.  Results from each respondent will be posted via a press release as well as on the Hannover House website page for Made in the USA.

"The bickering about job creation needs to stop, and the reality of creating jobs needs to take its place," said Eric Parkinson, CEO of Hannover House. "The theory that giving the top 1% of income earners a lower tax rate than average workers has not worked after more than 10 years of painful promises.  But to give corporate tax incentives for outsourcing manufacturing jobs is beyond absurd and must be reformed. I think all Americans deserve to know where their Senators and Congressional Representatives truly stand."

Barr McClellan is an attorney, writer, speaker and economic analyst. His 2003 expose' on the Kennedy assassination was "Blood, Money and Power: How LBJ Killed JFK" made the New York Times Bestseller's list and went to #1 on Amazon.com for non-fiction history.  His latest book, "Made in the USA" analyzes the urgency for creating and protecting a strong manufacturing component to our economy, and the detriments of outsourcing jobs overseas.  Both books are published by Hannover House, and are currently available in hard cover editions.  E-book editions will be released in February, around the same time that the current survey results are announced.

"It's an election year," continued Parkinson.  "If jobs is our number one priority as a nation, let's find out if this is an opinion shared by the candidates asking for our support, before we give them the keys to the office."

Press and Media: for more information, or to interview Barr McClellan, contact Lauren Sterling, 479-751-4500, [email protected]. McClellan is also available for television appearances and panels.

SOURCE Hannover House