This post is the 13th in a series, “The ABCs of the AJP.”
As made clear by its name, the Biden Administration intends for its “infrastructure” plan to be a jobs plan. As is also apparent from the Administration’s proposal, it views requirements to ensure that goods are actually made in America as critical to creating new American jobs. According to the White House, “by ensuring that American taxpayers’ dollars benefit working families and their communities, and not multinational corporations or foreign governments, the plan will require that goods and materials are made in America.” Such rules should also help give the United States a boost in its competition with other countries, particularly China.
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