Brown calls for strong Buy America rules for taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss his bipartisan legislation to apply Buy America rules to all taxpayer-funded infrastructure and public works projects.
Currently, Buy America rules have not been fully implemented with respect to all federal programs that provide grants for the construction of infrastructure. When Chinese- or Russian-made steel and other products are used instead of American products, it steals jobs from U.S. Workers, Brown said.
Brown’s Build America, Buy America Act would implement Buy America rules across the board – ensuring that American taxpayer dollars are used to buy American-made iron, steel and manufactured products for any federally funded infrastructure projects. Brown introduced the bill with Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Mike Braun (R-IN). Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) is leading companion legislation in the House of Representatives.