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Originally Posted by Hugh
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I suspect some people in Iran, Russia and North Korea had some very sore fingers soon after that YouTube video was posted up.
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Continuity from the Trump regime?
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Biden set for ‘buy American’ push to boost domestic manufacturing
Policy on procurement risks straining relations with key US allies
US president Joe Biden is set to tighten “buy American” provisions as part of a push to boost domestic manufacturing, in a move that risks straining relations with key US allies. Mr Biden is on Monday expected to order an increase in domestic content requirements for federal procurement contracts, following a campaign pledge to boost the US manufacturing industry as he aimed to outflank Donald Trump in key swing states.
However, America’s top trading partners and strategic allies, including Canada and a number of European countries, have long complained that buy American measures are a protectionist attempt to shut out their multinationals from the US economy. Biden administration officials laid out the changes to US federal procurement rules in a call with reporters, saying it marked an effort to rebuild “the backbone of America”.
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https://www.ft.com/content/5cb92834-...d-cbf11305a888