U.S. Coast Guard Required to Give American Manufacturing Priority
Washington, DC --- An amendment offered by U.S. Representative Heath Shuler to require the United States Coast Guard to give priority to businesses that manufacture materials, parts, and components in the United States passed the House by unanimous consent on Friday.
“At a time when people in Western North Carolina and across the country are seeing more and more American jobs shipped overseas, we must do everything we can to bolster our domestic manufacturing industry and put American workers first,” said Rep. Shuler. “This amendment not only protects American manufacturing jobs, but ensures the Coast Guard is able to procure the highest-quality equipment possible from a safe, reliable, domestic source.”
Rep. Shuler has introduced and co-sponsored similar House-passed “Make it in America” initiatives in the past, including an amendment that would encourage federal agencies to give priority to American small businesses in federal contracts and legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to buy American products essential for military readiness. Most recently, Rep. Shuler voted against three so-called “free trade” agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama that are estimated to send more than 8,000 manufacturing jobs in Western North Carolina overseas.
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