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Baldwin probes Cabinet members on lack of Buy American provisions in infrastructure plan

March 16, 2018 at 12:15 PM
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) this week blasted a panel of Cabinet members for a lack of “Buy American” language in the White House's 2018 infrastructure blueprint, issued last month. The White House proposal , released on Feb. 12, does not include provisions mandating the use of U.S. materials -- such as steel -- in federal projects, which some lawmakers and industry groups have been asking for since President Trump took office. “President Trump didn’t utter the words 'Buy American'...


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