Political Quotes

“Tomorrow, I will introduce the 21st Century Buy America Act with Senator Chris Murphy, to modernize decades-old Buy American standards and help create new manufacturing jobs in the United States. Congress should make sure that American taxpayer dollars are used to buy goods manufactured here at home, not overseas, whenever we can. Our bill will strengthen existing Buy America standards and make a number of important changes to support our domestic manufacturing base. For example, it will make manufacturers of items in short supply here at home eligible for resources to help them compete against foreign manufacturers for U.S. government contracts. In addition, this bill increases transparency requirements for agencies that provide waivers, and it increases the domestic content percentage requirement so that, to qualify as American-made, you have to prove that a majority of the materials are actually made right here in America. Most importantly, this legislation will help grow our manufacturing sector and create new jobs by providing an increased demand for American-made products by the Federal Government. It is time to bring manufacturing back to America and to support existing manufacturing, and the United States Government should lead by example. ____________________”