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Biden administration proposes 'just the
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Posted By: Imright, 7/28/2021 10:06:52 AM

The Biden administration is announcing a new, proposed "Buy American" rule that federal officials say marks "the most robust changes to implementation of the Buy American Act in almost 70 years."Signed in 1933, the Buy American Act requires the federal government to only purchase goods determined to be at least 55% manufactured in the United States. The new proposed rule, which the administration will seek comment on for the next two months before publishing an official rule change, would immediately increase the domestic component threshold to 60% and gradually increase the threshold to 75% over the next decade.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Laotzu 7/28/2021 10:16:39 AM (No. 859960)
Since '33 the federal government by buy at lease 55% made-in-America. They are proposing a higher threshold. Here's the punchline: The officials noted . . . they do not currently have the proper data to ensure all government agencies and vendors are currently complying with the Buy American Act."
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Bur Oak 7/28/2021 10:27:31 AM (No. 859972)
The law ought to specify not only made in America, but by American owned business. Many companies in America are now foreign owned.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Anti_democRAT 7/28/2021 10:28:18 AM (No. 859974)
Sounds a little america first; but, china will veto it.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: bighambone 7/28/2021 11:18:20 AM (No. 860032)
How are they go to apply their proposed new rule to countries with which the USA has signed so called free trade agreements that are equal to international treaties?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: MickTurn 7/28/2021 11:53:29 AM (No. 860082)
And the Commies will be the inspectors...Nothing new here...
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Reply 6 - Posted by: hershey 7/28/2021 12:02:21 PM (No. 860104)
Oh, and I suppose he's going to cut off all the shipments of junk from China, right??? Sure...ooopsie, I just saw a pig fly past my window...
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Reply 7 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 7/28/2021 12:10:13 PM (No. 860111)
What's the catch? All suppliers will be friends of Biden?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: DVC 7/28/2021 2:02:55 PM (No. 860268)
I agree, we need to change it to be 100% American made, not 55%.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 7/28/2021 2:56:25 PM (No. 860330)
Don't be fooled - the higher the threshold, the fewer the number of goods that are made in America. If they're not available here then the Government can purchase elsewhere.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: john56 7/28/2021 3:29:19 PM (No. 860367)
Of course, exceptions will be made for Chinese, Ukrainian, and other foreign countries represented by Hunter Biden.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Strike3 7/28/2021 5:25:57 PM (No. 860496)
There are reasons many people do not buy American, I drive one and I ride one. There are some things that America will never do as well as the Asians. I like the free market's way of preserving the best and killing the junk. It won't be long before our beloved American auto manufacturers will be on the verge of bankruptcy - again, mostly due to government regulations but partly because of no imagination and poor style.
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