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Trump names Dow Chemical CEO to lead Manufacturing Council, promises a 'buy American' rule

December 11, 2016 at 2:18 PM
President-elect Donald Trump will name Dow Chemical Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris to head the private-sector U.S. Manufacturing Council that advises the Commerce Department, promising at a rally in Michigan to “bring industry back to America.” Trump also pledged -- without elaborating -- that his administration “will follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American, because from now on it's going to be America first, America first.” Liveris has led Dow Chemical for 13 years. He has also served...

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