In 2018, Senator Stabenow issued her Buy American report that found exceptions and waivers to the Buy American Act allowed federal agencies to spend $92 billion on foreign-made products. Each year, federal agencies spend billions … Read More
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a memo to federal agencies and department heads outlining how the administration will seek to reduce waivers and increase transparency so the federal government outsources … Read More
The biggest American-owned solar-panel maker announced plans Wednesday to invest $680 million in a new Ohio factory, in one of the largest bets on domestic solar manufacturing since China began dominating the industry a decade … Read More
The U.S. Senate adopted a major piece of legislation Tuesday that directs $52 billion in emergency spending toward domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing and boosts “Buy American” rules pushed by Michigan’s senators. It would also establish … Read More
Why would these importers oppose efforts to stamp a clear “Made in China” or “Made in USA” label on product listings? Because they continue to rake in record profits by selling a multitude of cheap … Read More
Clearly, Americans want to buy products stamped “Made in America.” Unfortunately, Amazon, Walmart, and other large online retailers are currently trying to block legislation that would make these shopping choices easier. Last year, U.S. Senator … Read More
The brake pads are manufactured in the U.S. using a proprietary green production process by a company with more than 50 years of experience in friction science. Calipers are remanufactured in North America, and today … Read More
“(We need to) bring back the supply chain,” she said. “What happens when we’re not making a critical component part, like a semiconductor. … What happens when those are all made overseas and they’re not … Read More
Buy American reforms are included in the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act that is heading to the Senate floor for a vote next week. Baldwin said this will help ensure when the nation spends taxpayer … Read More
A report released last week supports what we’ve been saying all along: The American steel industry’s recent push towards carbon efficiency is good for the environment and our economy. The report, commissioned by the Climate … Read More
Buy American advocates have always been frustrated by having no way to know if what they are buying online is American-made or imported. Now we have a chance to turn that around!
I fully support…our domestic economy by putting American businesses first and incentivizing people to buy American. Read article here…
Americans overwhelmingly want to know where the products they buy are made—including ones bought online. Thankfully, Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee took an important step this month towards making that a reality … Read More
It is no secret that giant agricultural corporations have hijacked our country’s food system, making it harder for small farmers in America to survive. Corporations now own more and more farms once owned by families or individuals.
The ‘Buy American’ strategy has always been more than walking into a store, looking at products on the shelves, and hoping that store offers made in the USA merchandise. Many small companies make products in … Read More
Ant Group, a tech giant, is going public at home in China and not in the US. Yet while China’s economy is huge, its progress is dampened by protectionism from abroad. Watch the video. Read … Read More
British bike manufacturers are warning they face competition from a wave of cheap Chinese imports after Brexit as the U.K. abandons European Union anti-dumping rules. Brompton Bicycle Ltd. and Frog Bikes Ltd. are among firms … Read More
“Free-market ideology must be tempered if we are to create equality, but we must be wary of lapsing back into protectionism. Today’s consumers do not want more and better goods and services for a reasonable … Read More
It’s no secret that the U.S. has waged an economic war with China by moving to restructure the global supply chain away from Chinese producers in favor of domestic producers through increased import tariffs and … Read More
In 2015, Congress voted to end the requirement that meat labels must tell us whether our meat is imported or domestic. Today, Americans can no longer choose American beef unless a Congress passes a law … Read More
Hitachi Rail, the company contracted to build Metro’s newest 8000-series trains, will open a factory in Hagerstown, Maryland. The $70 million factory will create a total of more than 1,300 jobs in the region, bringing in … Read More
We cannot let China surpass us to become the world’s number one superpower economically, technologically, and/or militarily. If we do, will Americans take to the streets chanting, “We’re number two, we’re number two!”? I doubt it. Second place means second tier and second rate. That’s not America.
U.S. consumer distrust of China has likely also been affected by the 18-month trade war between the two countries, with billions of dollars in tariffs placed on each country’s imported goods. In early January, the … Read More
This holiday season will have most of us scrambling to find the perfect gift for the special people in our lives. These companies might have quality American-made gifts that will satisfy you — and them. … Read More