Sen. Brown to Introduce 'Buy American' Legislation

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, plans to introduce legislation on Jan. 20 to apply “Buy American” rules to all taxpayer-funded infrastructure and public works projects, Brown wrote in a Jan. 19 letter to incoming President Donald Trump. “I strongly support your commitment to ‘Hire American, Buy American,’” Brown wrote. “If American taxpayers are paying for it, it should be built with American iron and steel.” Brown added that he hopes Trump will make expansion and strengthening of “Buy America” preferences a “100 day priority.” Current “Buy America” rules apply to some federal infrastructure programs, but several federal projects aren’t required to use U.S.-made products, Brown’s office said.