“They believe we can rebuild American manufacturing and our industrial power. Much of it revolves around the idea that when we use taxpayer money to rebuild America, we buy American and we support American jobs.” Looking, ”the official said.
The order follows another, Biden signed last week that provided additional relief to the most needy Americans, as well as began the process of raising the minimum wage for federal contractors and workers to $ 15 an hour.
Closing loopholes in federal procurement
Currently, patchwork of federal regulations requires that a portion of government spending on items such as infrastructure, vehicles, and other equipment be restricted to goods made in the United States. But there are loopholes in terms of content, quantity of purchases, and what qualifies American-made.
Biden’s executive order will change how domestic materials are defined and measured for qualifying products, as well as increase the required threshold. It will also create a senior position in management and budget management to oversee the process, allowing contractors to apply for a waiver from by-American rules, with the goal of reducing the number of waivers granted.
The administration will also create a public website that will post all waiver requests and post directly to agencies to actively connect with small American producers who are often left out of the process.
What happened to Trump’s Promised Boost
The rest of the economy was hit by a slowing epidemic. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the sector is still short of 543,000 jobs since February 2020.
“Trump talked about buying Americans and hiring Americans a lot, but his executive orders weren’t that much,” said Scott Polly, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
He added, “Joe Biden is really starting to become ‘Made in America’ president.
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