When I first started talking about saving America manufacturing and returning manufacturing to America four years ago after the first edition of my book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can, came out, I was met with a great deal of skepticism. Some typical comments were: …

Reposted from Gallup Economy ********** Patriotism, Jobs Primary Motivations for ‘Buying American’ Six in 10 say they would pay more to buy U.S.-made products Jeffrey M. Jones | April 30, 2013 | Gallup Economy PRINCETON, NJ — Forty-five percent of Americans say they recently made a special effort to buy…

Adam and Julie Reiser and Made In USA Certified are CPA members and supporters.   The 2013 Made in USA Certified Award Recipients Announced Made in USA Certified proudly announces the winners of the inaugural Made in USA Certified Awards to be presented at the 9th Annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit…

The Obama 2009 Stimulus bill contains a Buy American provision.  I.e. projects funded with this stimulus money must buy USA made goods.  Additionally, all requests for a waiver of this requirement must be made public so there is an opportunity to comment. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking a…

Reposted from CNSnews.com ******** U.S. Border Patrol Uniforms Manufactured in Mexico Elizabeth Harrington | March 25, 2013 |cnsnews.com (CNSNews.com) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has granted uniform contracts to VF Imagewear, Inc., an apparel company that relies on manufacturing sites in Mexico for a “significant percentage” of its…

The folks at Venley (a company featured on CPA’s Buy American site) are offering up a Made in America giveaway with over $500 worth of prizes. Their intent is to help kickstart the occupation of your closet with Made in the USA products. To enter simply tweet a reason why Made…

Some in Congress inserted a provision into the Export Import Bank reauthorization bill to re-examine the domestic content rules governing the Bank’s lending.  I blogged about this previously here. CPA members met with Ex-Im Bank officials three weeks ago, requesting that they do not relax the domestic content rules.  We…

Obama keeps pushing a Trans Atlantic trade deal with Europe, despite the fact that other trade deals have helped make the trade deficit worse. One of the goals for Europeans is to get rid of Buy American rules in the U.S. In particular, the [European Union] wants to pry open…

Reposted from Campaign for America’s Future ***** New Buy America Bill To Help Recovery And Jobs Dave Johnson  |  March 6, 2013  |  Campaign for America’s Future   This morning House Democrats introduced ‘Buy America’ legislation to make sure taxpayer money that is used for transportation purposes gets used to…

  Reposted from the Charleston Gazette ***** Rahall Promotes ‘Made In America’ Bill For Infrastructure Projects   March 6, 2013 | Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., introduced legislation on Tuesday to promote the use of American-made products that are being used for taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects….