ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is calling on the Defense Department to restore the requirement that all steel used in military contracts be made in the United States.
Schumer is visiting Klein Steel in Rochester, N.Y. this morning. He says the military got all of its steel from domestic producers like Klein for 35 years until 2009, when the Defense Department dropped the made-in-the-USA requirement as demand soared due to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Now that the Iraq war has ended, Schumer says ample U.S. manufacturers exist to meet the military's demand.
Schumer says reinstating the rule would likely bring new work to Klein, which currently employs more than 200 in Rochester.
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6 comments:
That is a GREAT idea. Good thinking Chuckie.
Great idea except I wonder how nmuch money he's getting out of the deal.
Yes, it should be this way!
Schumer like all Democrats is a crook!
3:46 an 4:29 beat me to it. I would bet 10 dollars to a doughnut that he stands to gain financially. He's a criminal-just like the rest of our worhtless leaders.
worhtless leaders.
January 10, 2012 6:25 PM
When you insult and accuse others, you really should make an effort to make sure your comment is perfect.
Kinda hard to take people seriously when they can't do the bare minimum.
Or maybe you shouldn't make such broad and unfounded accusations at all.
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