On the recordApril 12, 2000
It encourages the purchases of American-made products. Anyone who gets assistance under the bill shall get a notice of Congress intention to urge them, wherever possible, to buy American-made products. Finally, anyone who is getting these funds give us a report back when they spend the money how they spend that money. Now, we are running about a $300 billion trade deficit. I think if we are going to go ahead and spend money for goods and services that those goods and services, wherever possible, should be American goods and services.
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