Trump order asks federal fund recipients to buy US goods

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

an hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday pushing those who receive federal funds to “buy American.” The aim is to boost U.S. manufacturing.

Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, told reporters during a telephone briefing the policies are helping workers who “are blue collar, Trump people.” Later he amended that, saying “every American is a Trump person” because Trump’s economic policies affect everyone.

Navarro said the order would affect federal financial assistance, which includes everything from loans and grants to insurance and interest subsidies.

He says some 30 federal agencies award over $700 billion in such aid each year. Recipients working on projects like bridges and sewer systems will be encouraged to use American products.


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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Vlad is going to be pissed about this,

after all,this will cut into his Graft and Corruption thinkee.

[Leghorn21]

2. Bbbut - muh hat, man

[groundloop]

3. Do as I Say, NOT as I Do.....

Obviously an attempt to placate the few blue-collar voters remaining in his base.

[niyad]

4. how, exactly, is this going to be policed? are we talking individuals? what if they pay cash?

or is this a new job force? the potty police are now the shopping police?

[Drunken Irishman]

5. It's all for show - just like a bulk of his presidency.

There's no teeth behind this legislation.

[haele]

6. Ah, yes.. the "Buy American" unless updated Specs on the product makes it impossible to.

Or "Buy American" after we've gutted that domestic manufacturing base and the only providers or supply chain is located in some impoverished "developing" country that is being exploited by international corporate interests.

Or "Buy American" meaning equipment that consists of "unfinished" components can be purchased from a small business (up to 50 employee) pass-through assembler or fabrication LLC based in the U.S. whose sole purpose is to put the pieces together, test, and slap a "Made in the U.S." label on a product that was otherwise completely manufactured in a unregulated cheap labor country.

Haele

[DeminPennswoods]

7. IIRC there's already a "Buy American" requirement

on all federal contracts. This also directly conflicts with CICA, competition in contracting act. Which law supercedes which? Best price or sourcing?

[melm00se]

8. Yes there is

products for federal contracts can be specified as being "TAA compliant".

[katmondoo]

9. Does it include Social Security recipients

[dalton99a]

10. "Every American is a Trump person"

The new order applies to federal financial assistance such as loans, grants and interest subsidies. Navarro said that some 30 federal agencies award more than $700 billion in such aid each year to more than 40,000 organizations working on projects like bridges, sewer systems, broadband internet installation and cybersecurity.

Navarro told reporters at one point that Trump’s policies were boosting manufacturing and helping workers who “are blue collar, Trump people.”

Pressed on whether the administration was tailoring its economic policies to benefit those it believes are supportive of the president, Navarro appeared to walk back his comments.

“My view of Trump people is that every American is a Trump person,” he said, arguing that a good economy impacts everyone.