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“The middle class built this country and the unions built the middle class, so let’s invest in them again,” US president Joe Biden just said.
He’s now signing an executive order to push the government to buy American. Now he’s going to Q&A from the press.
The president is creating a new role in the White House Office of Management and Budget, the director of Made in America, to oversee the administration’s efforts to maximize the US government buying American when it spends money.
One of the jobs will be to stop federal agencies waiving rules on the government buying American made goods “with impunity”, Biden just said.
This afternoon, I’m taking action to ensure the future is made in America by all of America’s workers. Tune in. https://t.co/zyGtHwqFmj
