it is a buy-American amendment. It is the sense of the Congress that any money expended be used where possible to buy American-made goods, there be a notice made to the people who get this money, and after it's all over and they do the buying, they tell us what they bought. Finally, one last provision I am adding that is new, if they violate the law, they will get a rare bird disease that is ``untweetable.''
Discussing a buy-American amendment during a House floor debate.
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