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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 04 > ‘Buy American’ does not belong in stimulus

‘Buy American’ does not belong in stimulus


February 4, 2009

The pseudo-patriotic “Buy American” inserted into President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package should be dropped.

The House version of the $800 billion package would mostly block foreign steel and iron from any infrastructure projects. A Senate version shows....

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