Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

Biden: ‘Buy American’ executive order goes beyond Trump’s, others’ moves

By Maria Curi  / January 25, 2021 at 6:39 PM
President Biden on Monday signed an executive order to incentivize buying U.S.-made goods, attempting to distinguish himself from his predecessors by saying his actions go further than previous “buy American” initiatives. The “ Executive Order on Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers ” is one part of Biden’s “Build Back Better” economic recovery plan. The order, among other directives, increases the threshold and price preferences for domestic goods and mandates the appointment...

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