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"Buy American, Hire American" Executive Order
President Donald Trump traveled to Wisconsin on Tuesday where he visited the Snap-On Tools company. The President made remarks and signed the "Buy American, Hire American" Executive Order.
The Order aims to support American workers by directing federal agencies to review rules for procurement and visa applications, which the Trump administration claims hurt American workers.
During the President's remarks before signing the Order, he said:
In just a few moments, I will be signing a Buy American and Hire American executive order. You haven’t heard about that in a long time in this country. With this action, we are sending a powerful signal to the world: We’re going to defend our workers, protect our jobs, and finally put America first.
- Remarks by President Trump before Signing Executive Order 4/18
In describing the direction of the Order, the President added:
We are finally standing up for our workers and for our companies. In short, this order declares that American projects should be made with American goods. No longer are we going to allow foreign countries to cheat our producers and our workers out of federal contracts. Everyone in my administration will be expected to enforce every last Buy American provision on behalf of the American worker, and we are going to investigate every single trade deal that undermines these provisions.
- Remarks by President Trump before Signing Executive Order 4/18
The Order itself says the following about policy:
"Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to buy American and hire American.
(a) Buy American Laws. In order to promote economic and national security and to help stimulate economic growth, create good jobs at decent wages, strengthen our middle class, and support the American manufacturing and defense industrial bases, it shall be the policy of the executive branch to maximize, consistent with law, through terms and conditions of Federal financial assistance awards and Federal procurements, the use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States.
(b) Hire American. In order to create higher wages and employment rates for workers in the United States, and to protect their economic interests, it shall be the policy of the executive branch to rigorously enforce and administer the laws governing entry into the United States of workers from abroad, including section 212(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5))."
- Buy American, Hire American Executive Order
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