Texas Instruments Breaks Ground on $30 Billion Manufacturing Plant
Texas Instruments has broken ground on the first of four 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, Texas. The tech company, headquartered in Dallas, signed on to build the plants…
Made In USA! Russia’s Most Advanced Weapons Are Shockingly Packed With ‘American Components’
Coming to the Ka-52 Alligator, Russia’s twin-seat, all-weather attack helicopter, the Ukrainian specialists opened up its turreted electro-optical system in which they found 22 US-made chips and one Korean-made chip….
State bill could help level the playing field for local companies with interest in infrastructure projects
“We won’t bid on public jobs because we won’t get them,” Brett Miller, head of Building Envelope Systems, a construction firm in Plainville, said. He says that’s because companies using…
Spanish businessmen meet with king to discuss problems, opportunities in U.S.
The supply chain problems are affecting all sorts of enterprises and they are appearing in such things as the difficulty of importing from China aluminum with which to cover locally-manufactured…
GOP contenders debate in Whitefish, sans Zinke
All of the candidates supported reinstatement of country of origin labeling in the beef industry, which some argue would help level the playing field on the global stage. “We need…
Buy American and the domestic beef producer
The “Product of the USA” label in supermarket meat cases disguises inferior foreign meat products. Domestic manufacturers were promised an aggressive buy American agenda. The beef and pork producers were…
Lotte Chemical to open US subsidiary for EV battery material production
The petrochemical unit of Lotte Group also indicated that it will build additional facilities to produce battery materials in the U.S. by 2025 at the latest, for Korean battery makers…
U.S. Sen. Gillibrand introduces FABRIC Act to support garment workers
The legislation comes as a response to the increasingly unsafe working conditions often endured by American workers, with a press release from the senator stating that the pandemic has only…
Lions Not Sheep lambasted for deceptive Made in USA claims
“BEST DAMN AMERICAN MADE GEAR ON THE PLANET” So roared a Utah-based company called Lions Not Sheep in promoting its apparel and accessories online. But according to an FTC complaint,…
FDA Funding Bill Heads to final committee, with one major stumbling block
In 2018, many adverse events related to “servicing” equipment were due to remanufacturing of the original FDA-approved device, often from imported parts. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA-13) mentioned a part made…
What makes American-made sell in the showroom?
“I think now more than ever, people are proud to buy American made products. They’re willing to spend the additional money to buy American-made products,” said Bobby Watson, owner of…
Battery Manufacturer Ordered to Pay Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of “Made in USA” Labeling Rule and Federal Trade Commission Act
The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced today that the government will collect $105,319.56 in civil penalties from Lithionics Battery LLC and its general manager,…
GoBolt Expands Unique Supply Chain Network to the U.S., Introducing a Sustainable, Vertically Integrated Approach to Merchants
GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics), a technology company building the first sustainable and vertically integrated supply chain network, today announces it has officially expanded into the U.S. This move to the U.S….
Petition: Deny Foreign Tax Credit Subsidies for Russia
American-made companies are the core of our economic and military strength, and their production runs consistently with American values. Meanwhile, some multinational companies continue to operate in Russia, contrary to…
Shutters from Windo Van Go: Great prices, top quality and made in America
Windo Van Go’s most popular shutters are made right here in the U.S. The advantages are numerous. “Better quality, faster shipping and more reliable long-term warranties are just of the…
Chipotle Is on a Mission to Reduce Reliance on Asia Suppliers
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is scouring the U.S. for packaging materials amid rising inflation and supply-chain hiccups that are plaguing the industry. The burrito seller is considering sourcing more packaging domestically…
Mothers Day Gifts Made in the USA
Our 2022 Mother’s Day Gift Guide is filled with products Made in the USA. Make mom smile when you give her a gift that is American made and also perfect…
Where to buy shoes and boots that are made in America
Only 1% of the shoes that are bought in the United States are made here, according to industry representatives, complicating shopping for customers who prefer to buy American. But never…
What Vodka Is Made In Russia? (2022 Updated)
Vodka is to Russia what wine is to France. According to the Distilled Spirits Council, just 1.3% of vodka imports in America come from Russia. So what vodka is made…
BROWN URGES ADMINISTRATION TO FULLY IMPLEMENT, ENFORCE HIS BUY AMERICA LEGISLATION
“As the author of this legislation, I crafted these provisions to apply Buy America requirements on a government-wide basis and in so doing close loopholes in existing federal Buy America…
FTC Enforces New Made in USA Rule against Lithionics and Owner Steven Tartaglia for Falsely Labeling Foreign-Made Batteries as American
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today used its authority under the Made in USA Labeling Rule, which took effect on Aug. 13, 2021, to bring a complaint against Lithionics Battery LLC and its owner,…
FTC Enforces New Made in USA Rule against Lithionics and Owner Steven Tartaglia for Falsely Labeling Foreign-Made Batteries as American
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today used its authority under the Made in USA Labeling Rule, which took effect on Aug. 13, 2021, to bring a complaint against Lithionics Battery LLC and its owner,…
Increased Domestic Content Requirements in the Final Buy American Act Rule
Effective Oct. 25, 2022, the amount of domestic content required for compliance will increase to 60%, followed by an increase to 65% in 2024 and an increase to 75% in…
New Balance Invests $20 Million in Fifth New England Factory
The Boston-based shoe and apparel maker invested $20 million to renovate a building in Methuen, Massachusetts, and started production at the site earlier this year. Company officials said the factory…
50 Clothing Brands That Are Still Made in America
Everyone wants to support their home team. In a 2019 survey, more than 6 in 10 respondents said they preferred to buy products made in America. While the increased globalization of manufacturing…
GE Lighting Bucyrus workers to deliver petition and hold Press Conference outside Senator Rob Portman’s Columbus office
The petition calls on Senator Portman to support legislation that would mandate the Department of Defense to buy Made in America LED lightbulbs, a move that would protect good jobs…
Farm groups urge stronger USDA enforcement of ‘Buy American’ rule
Fifty-one farm groups, trade associations, farmer co-ops and agribusinesses on Tuesday, March 22, urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to strengthen President Biden’s “Buy American” executive order as it applies to…
QUICKFIRE Q&A: California-based Dumoreau eyes alternative to Swiss and Japanese watchmaking
Established just last year in Southern California by award-winning architecture and product designer Carlo Aiello, Dumoreau Watches is looking to provide an alternative to Swiss and Japanese watches. Aiello’s design…
Steelmaker Begins Operations at $1.9 Billion Texas Mill
The facility — reportedly now the largest steel mill in Texas — is set to add second galvanizing and paint lines by mid-2023. Once the new lines are added, the facility is…
Made in USA Pharma Supply Chain Amendment Passes Unanimously
The Smith amendment provides for $500 million in grants to go towards domestic manufacturers. It also commissions a study to determine which essential antibiotics are most vulnerable to foreign supply…
Congress Orders Navy to ‘Buy American’ for Some Ship Components
Buried deep in the text of the 2022 budget bill signed into law March 15 by the president are certain provisions to force the Navy to “buy American,” purchasing from…
Wrangler® Expands Made in USA Collection with 100% Traceable Cotton Grown by American Farmers
Wrangler® announced today the expansion of its Rooted CollectionTM, a line of jeans and shirts grown, cut and sewn in the USA. New for Spring ‘22, the brand has introduced…
Tell Congress: Give America’s Manufacturers the Trade Tools to Compete!
Policymakers on Capitol Hill are currently working to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which aims to strengthen our economy and help the U.S. compete globally by reshoring supply chains and…
Biden finalizes increase in Buy American requirement to 75% by 2029
The federal government spends more than $600 billion annually, and it is required to buy from American contractors and manufacturers when possible. But the policy only requires products bought with taxpayer…
China is the true threat to the United States
China’s plan is to undermine the U.S. in order to become the leading superpower. The solution to this problem is to rid Washington of all the corrupt officials who have…
U.S. Presents ‘Buy American’ Plan to Ease Supply Chain Squeeze
The White House said in a statement that it plans to issue a new “Buy American” rule that would allow the federal government to pay more for certain “critical” domestic-made…
American Made Pellet Grills – What Pellet Grills Are Made In The USA?
Does it matter to you where your pellet grill or smoker is made? Many of us want to support the good old USA as often as possible. We want a…
Confer: China is a real threat to WNY jobs
There are numerous Chinese manufacturers that rip off some of the pool and spa products that we make at Confer Plastics. The look, design, and even the assembly manuals were…
Corning aflutter about U.S.-made fiber
“As the US infrastructure plan rolls out, it could add as much as a billion dollars a year to the market, and we’re especially well positioned to capture that growth…
Is the Call To Buy American Grown Produce Falling on Deaf Ears?
“USDA Foreign Agriculture Service data show that in the most recent 12 months, October 2020 to September 2021, the U.S. imported fresh pineapple from 20 countries, fresh avocados from 36…
China is quietly setting new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state-owned companies – US sources
The Chinese government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May requiring up to 100% local content on hundreds of items, including X-ray machines and magnetic resonance imaging equipment, building new…
GM to Produce EV Motor Components in New York with $154 Million Investment
General Motors announced plans to overhaul a western New York auto parts plant in order to make a vital component for electric vehicle motors.The Detroit automaker will invest $154 million…
Bill requiring American-made iron and steel in public works projects forges on
Republican Miami Rep. Anthony Rodriguez ran into some resistance Monday while advocating for his proposal to require state and local governments in Florida to exclusively use American-made iron and steel….
U.S. suspends Mexican avocado imports after threat to inspector
The U.S. government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados “until further notice” after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threatening message, Mexico’s Agriculture Department said in a…
Looking for Made in USA N95 Masks? Here Are 10+ American-Made Options
Healthcare workers are still reporting a shortage of N95 masks, which are superior to surgical masks because they provide filtration protection against COVID-19. But at the same time, several American…
Navy Must Look to Allies to Match China’s Shipbuilding Speed
To match the breakneck speed of China’s shipbuilding programs, the Navy will need to work more closely with allied nations to leverage some of their ship designs and reduce risk,…
Biden Says New U.S. EV Charger Plant to Create ‘Ripple Effect’
President Joe Biden said that Australian electric vehicle charging company Tritium DCFC Ltd. will build a U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee and that the plant would set off a “ripple…
Canada’s electric vehicle hopes stuck in neutral
If you’ve ever envied a friend who just purchased a shiny new car, imagine how jealous the folks in Canada’s auto sector must feel today. They’re watching their American neighbours…
Before Ukraine Standoff, U.S. Pitched Its ‘Freedom Gas’ to Europe and Found Few Takers
U.S. officials tried to persuade Europe for years to buy American natural gas as a bulwark against Russia, with the Trump administration dubbing it “molecules of freedom.” But most countries…
The new rule codifies the FTC’s “all or virtually all” standard for unqualified “Made in USA” claims.
When companies, health care providers, schools and others were able to resume buying cheaper Chinese-made respirators — some of which failed to meet U.S. standards — demand for American-made masks…
Chinese Communist Party still buying up American land
At the beginning of 2020, Chinese investors had purchased upwards of 192,000 acres of American agricultural land. The value of the land is roughly $1.9 billion, which is an exponential…
Intel’s $100B Ohio ‘megafab’ could become world’s largest chip plant
Intel has selected a 1,000-acre site in New Albany, Ohio, to be its third major US chipmaking location, with construction beginning this year and operations starting in 2025. Intel has…
Harris’ focus on Central America reignites clothing jobs battle
Big clothing companies such as The Gap, Levi Strauss, Hanesbrand and VF Corp., whose brands include The North Face, say current trade rules discourage them from importing potentially billions of…
Camas mulls ‘buy American’ policy
Should the city of Camas buy “Made in America” goods over those produced outside the United States? That was the question Camas City Council members tossed around during the council’s…
Bama in a Box subscription service helps Alabama small businesses
“We wanted to buy American, but further than that, we wanted to buy local from Alabama,” Stalnaker said. “The more we researched, the more we realized that literally almost everything…
Connecticut and New York Companies Agree to Pay Over $900,000 for Providing Chinese-Made Containers to Department of Defense
United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that SoNo International LLC (“SoNo”) and Ark Capital Equipment LLC (“Ark”) have agreed to jointly pay $904,000 to the federal government to resolve…
How China Will Come to Dominate the EV Car Market in the Americas
The EV auto market has been heavily invested in by the Chinese – with at least three mid-sized sedans from Nio, XPeng and BYD ready to roll, or in the…
Contractors should prepare for more changes to Buy American Act
Don’t confuse the Buy American Act with the Buy America Act. The Buy American Act applies to federal government procurements, including construction of federal projects such as dams, federal buildings…
The Next Chapter of “Made in America”
The causes today are varied but are rooted in a longstanding and perilous deficiency of the U.S. economy — so many of the products and materials vital to modern American…
Opinion: Reviving U.S. heavy industry would build a safer, more sustainable world
This China-driven deindustrialization of our country is neither inevitable nor irreversible. Reinforced by the COVID-19 crisis, a bipartisan consensus recognizes that as a matter of national security, indeed survival, America…
U.S. Congress passes ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, part of Washington’s continued pushback against Beijing’s treatment of the country’s…
Higgins leads push to support ‘Buy American’ provisions in new ‘Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’
Congressman Brian Higgins is leading a push to maximize and expedite U.S. “Buy American” policies as the country prepares to rebuild thanks to the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act….
US Department of Transportation awards $12.6m in grants for America’s marine highways
Grant funds can be used to purchase low-emission US-manufactured equipment, such as container reach stackers and cranes, manufactured with American components and labour. These funds can also support US shipyards…
GM Plans More Than $3 Billion for Electric-Vehicle Projects in Michigan
General Motors Co. plans to invest more than $3 billion to make electric vehicles in Michigan, people familiar with the matter said, a potential win for the car maker’s home…
The US Can Rebuild Its Iconic Bicycle Manufacturing Industry
Americans love to ride bikes. But right now, consumers are finding that there’s a wait of many months to buy a new bike. That’s because delivery delays and global supply…
American Giant’s CEO Says Time Is Ripe for U.S.-Made Clothing
The pandemic upended supply chains around the world, raising concerns about producing most of the world’s consumer goods in Asia — thousands of miles from the shoppers who buy them….
The universe is forcing us to buy local
I first became aware of the call to buy local, or rather buy American, in the 1970s, when my father, who worked in a Detroit auto plant for 40 years,…
SUPPLY CHAIN TROUBLES GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE TO BUY AMERICAN AND MADE IN NY!
Twenty-five years ago, I started an organization called Bring Our Jobs Home, in an attempt to highlight the millions of American jobs that were being sent overseas by many of…
Supply-Chain Snarls and Labor Shortages Are Holding Back FIESTAWARE
The company does have advantages as a U.S.-based manufacturer at a time when supply-chain problems are disrupting imports. Profit margins are higher on foreign-made dinnerware, but retailers “are having a…
Supply-chain issues show need to buy American
Rather than stressing over the possibility of missing out on the foreign-made gifts you’re seeking, concentrate instead on what can be guaranteed — like gifts made in America, or better…
Samsung Picks Texas Site for Advanced U.S. Chip Plant
The local government pulled out the stops to snag Samsung, including waiving 90% of property taxes for a decade, and 85% for the following 10 years. Abbott is scheduled to make a…
Buy American waiver process to incentivise domestic production: NCTO
The Biden administration has launched a new database and waiver process for government contract solicitations made under the Buy American Act to effectively allow US companies competing for government contracts…
‘Buy American’ is good for the US and strengthens our partnerships with allies
A nation that once led the world in manufacturing semiconductors watched helplessly this fall as the deadly pandemic decimated the overseas factories that our country now relies on to produce…
White House Spurns Intel Plan to Boost Chip Production in China
The Biden administration spurned a plan by Intel Corp. to increase production in China over security concerns, dealing a setback to an idea pitched as a fix for U.S. chip shortages, according…
Here’s your one-stop holiday shopping at Rosie’s eStore
Buying products from American manufacturers such as home supplies, tools, gear, gadgets, clothing, and gifts help Americans keep their jobs and supports American owners struggling to keep their businesses afloat….
U.S. Lawmakers Adopt Historic and Far Reaching Buy America Laws in Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement
The Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) will impose Buy America requirements on nonferrous construction materials – a break in precedent from existing Buy America laws applicable only to iron…
Whitmer and bipartisan governors call on Congress to pass funding for chips production
The governors of Wisconsin, Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Kentucky noted that more than 575,000 auto-related jobs have been impacted by the shortage and that it is…
Top 10 Most American Cars of 2021
U.S.-based companies get credit for the fact that profits from their vehicles remain in the country. Labor, R&D, and Inventory categories look at where the car is developed and built….
Auto Supplier Moves Operations to U.S., Invests $10 Million in Michigan
DAG Technology will begin shifting its component manufacturing from China to a new factory near Flint, Michigan. DAG expects to invest more than $10 million in the Grand Blanc Township…
Kellogg Is Importing Cereal Into U.S. During Strike, CEO Says
Kellogg Co. is bringing in cereal from abroad to help supply the U.S. market as workers at its four cereal plants in the country strike. “We have plants in Mexico, Canada,…
Washington Orders Chinese Phone Carrier Out of US Market
U.S. regulators are expelling a unit of China Telecom Ltd., one of the country’s three major state-owned carriers, from the American market as a national security threat amid rising tension…
Henry Repeating Arms Adds New Facility In Wisconsin
Henry Repeating Arms happens to share a love for American products, boldly promising their firearms are “Made in America, Or Not Made At All.” Read the article here.
CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions Responsible for Over 650 Illnesses
CDC advises people who have unlabeled whole red, white, or yellow onions at home to throw them away and not eat them. People should not eat, and businesses should not…
The FTC Settles “Made in USA” Case for $753,000 After New Rule Goes Into Effect
Resident Home LLC allegedly made unsubstantiated claims that DreamCloud mattress’ are “proudly made with 100 percent USA-made premium quality materials.” In reality, the DreamCloud mattresses are finished abroad, and in…
Military Supplier to Pay $850,000 to Settle Breach of Contract and False Claims Act Allegations
A supplier of vehicle parts to the military has agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve allegations that it breached contracts with the United States and violated the False Claims Act…
Why the U.S. Military is Required to Buy American-Made Firearms
Small arms—including rifles and handguns—usually need to be produced in the United States. Even the components and materials must be domestically produced. Read the article here.
New Massachusetts Bill Aims to Support Made in America Companies Like This One
Senate Docket No. S2546 would require schools and other taxpayer-funded projects exceeding $500,000 to be built with U.S.-made steel and other domestic materials. Read the article here.
Creating a Domestic U.S. Supply Chain for Clean Energy Technology
Currently, the U.S. renewables sector is highly dependent on foreign supply chains. Chinese exports dominate the supply of solar panels used in both commercial and private energy generation, owing in…
Jill Biden wears bracelet made by South Carolina designer
According to the website, “All products are unique and 100% handmade in our studio with love.” Read the article here.
Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021
On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate all that is made in America and recognize the importance of our Nation’s manufacturers. American manufacturing is essential to our economy. It employs over…
Hagedorn, others blast MLB’s decision to move jobs to China
U.S. Reps. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minnesota 1st District) and Buddy Carter (R-Georgia) introduced a resolution disapproving of MLB’s decision to close the Miken Sports plant in Caledonia that moves manufacturing jobs…
Made in the USA: Baseball bats, sticky notes, kitchen mixers and more
Though much of what we wear, carry in our pockets and use at home is made overseas, not everything we buy is imported. Buying USA-made goods is a popular idea,…
Ford to create 5,000 jobs with new Hardin County battery plants to power electric vehicles
Ford Motor Co. unveiled a $5.8 billion plan to build twin battery manufacturing plants in Kentucky that will create 5,000 full-time jobs, which will make batteries for electric vehicles such…
Kentucky state Sen. Chris McDaniel wants to claw back state investment in Braidy Industries
Kentucky Sen. Chris McDaniel vowed to pursue legislation to try to recoup the state’s $15 million investment in the troubled company formerly known as Braidy Industries, which hasn’t been able…
California’s Garment Worker Bill Will Fuel The ‘Made In USA’ Comeback. Here’s Why.
Over 150 fashion manufacturers and fashion brands have officially endorsed the Garment Worker Protection Act, including Saitex, the sustainable denim maker for global giants like J. Crew, Target, and Ralph…
Why U.S. Gunmakers Could Soon Face New Competition
CZG bought out Colt’s Manufacturing Company in early 2021. Under U.S. law, only companies manufacturing guns in the U.S. can compete for American military contracts. CZG’s president Lubomír Kovařík noted…
REVIEWING THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT & JOBS ACT FOR WATER & WASTEWATER
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, Sept. 27, 2021. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act…
Local businessman gets jail time for fraud, selling Chinese goods to government
A Rensselaer County businessman who illegally sold Chinese-manufactured backpacks, T-shirts, duffel bags and other supplies to the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security and claimed the products…
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai Visits Milliken & Company And American & Efird In Visit Highlighting U.S. Textile Industry
“Milliken & Company and American & Efird (A&E) maintains a significant manufacturing footprint in the Carolinas with 1,200 total associates, and we contribute significantly to our local community and the…
Manufacturers push for PPE made in the U.S. amid changing legal landscape, Chinese industry dominance
Giles Kyser, CEO of Brooklyn-based American PAPE, says 96 percent of the component parts of his company’s respirators are manufactured in the United States and depend on a 17-state supply…
Made In America Stores Poised To Overcome Supply Chain Issues As The Christmas Holiday Season Approaches
By now, most Americans have noticed that store shelves are not stocked as full as they used to be pre-Covid. Whether it’s a shortage of workers or shortage of parts,…
New Balance Under Fire Over ‘Made in the USA’ Claims
New Balance has long emblazoned its products with proclamations that they are “Made in the USA.” But consumer watchdog group Truth in Advertising (TINA) is hitting back at the Boston-based footwear…
Executives Finally Admit Their Supply Chains Are Broken
In his testimony to the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission on September 8, international trade lawyer Dan Harris said that “Virtually all my clients who have their products…
Why your iPhone may never be Made in the USA
CEO Tim Cook, pledged in April that Apple will spend $430 billion on US investments that’ll add 20,000 jobs in the United States over the next five years to work on…
Not going to try the Impossible: Several South Dakota schools set to use local meat, not fake meat
The Wall School district will not be serving “Impossible Food” items to their students anytime soon. In fact the head cook, Lynn Dunker, said the school will again be serving…
House Should Swiftly Pass Senate Bill to Accelerate Delisting of Non-Compliant Chinese Companies from U.S. Exchanges
“There is no reason why Speaker Pelosi should delay any further a vote on the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which would speed up the clock for non-compliant Chinese companies…
China Commission Wonders: Do Congress, Investors, Really Know What’s at Stake in China?
For the most part, the U.S. is far behind Australia and Japan on reshoring efforts, noted Dan Harris, a partner at the Harris Bricken law firm and the main writer…
Proposed Buy American Act Amendments – Public Comment Period Ends September 28, 2021
A Proposed Rule amending the Buy American Act (“BAA”) of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”), designed to benefit U.S. manufacturers, proposes to immediately increase the threshold needed to be considered…
Georgia defense contractor agrees to $900,000 payment to settle False Claims Act allegations
Two Georgia companies and their owners have agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve allegations that they provided unapproved substitute parts to the U.S. Army and that they violated the Buy…
The federal government focuses on boosting domestic content requirements
President Joe Biden’s administration continues to hone its Made in America policy with the goal of boosting U.S.-based manufacturing. American steel manufacturers and their unions are among the biggest cheerleaders…
Tailgating this Weekend? Your Hamburger Probably Came from Australia
The meat-processors are generating record profits during the pandemic, at the expense of consumers, farmers, and ranchers. During the pandemic, wholesale prices for beef rose much faster than input prices…
How 9/11 convinced Americans to buy, buy, buy
This notion of consumer patriotism isn’t unique to 9/11. American colonists boycotted British goods and were expected to buy American during the Revolutionary War; in the 1920s and ’30s, there was a push to…
Defense Budget: Rep. Garamendi’s Buy American Push Shot Down by House Committee
If most of those items were made here, “it would add up to tens of thousands of jobs,” Garamendi said. “We’ve all heard about supply chain disruptions in PPE, in…
Americans need to stop buying Chinese products
Why are people like sheep? China is one of our biggest enemies and we send them millions of dollars to manufacture our clothing. When are Americans going to get smart…
What ‘Buy American’ means in a global economy
In fact, in the past five years, a whopping 69 percent of all new U.S. manufacturing jobs were created by international companies. That does not even include recent announcements like the 400 new union jobs being…
Why The Path To Recovery Requires A Return To ‘Made In The USA’
America’s overreliance on offshore manufacturing has most recently raised concerns as we witnessed China’s overwhelming influence on our access to essential pharmaceuticals and healthcare goods. While the pandemic has largely…
21st Amendment Distillery to open in Vero downtown
“Bourbon is ours. It’s made in America. That 21st Amendment bleeds over into what I’m trying to do. I’m trying to bring back that ‘buy American’ mentality. To put Americans…
This law requires the Department of Defense to buy American products
The U.S. military requires a lot of stuff to do its job. Everything from uniforms and bedding to guns and bullets has to be purchased at the cost of the…
Commentary: Michael Stumo – ‘Buy American’ rules could be game-changer for industry
Americans have already made clear that they don’t want to buy products made in China — and 80% of consumers say they’re willing to pay more if companies close their…
Angus King and Chellie Pingree back bill to make government buy only US-grown flowers
Maine’s independent senator is joining a push to call on the federal government to only procure flowers grown in the United States. U.S. Sen. Angus King said the “vast majority”…