America, ‘Obey your
own law from 1941’!
I like what it is
that Representative now running to be our president,
Tim Ryan (D-OH), is
promising to do however;
he needs a better group of people checking history!
He was right to pin
outsourcing
on then president some 20 years ago.
However;
The Berry Amendment
two days before my birthday
shows that this country has been outsourcing for
over 78 years!
Wouldn’t it be great
if congress
would refine and obey their own
‘Congress Laws’?
Under a 1941 law,
most of the military’s uniform items
must be made in the U.S.A.
Change this to ‘All
of the military’s uniforms’!
The Berry Amendment
Directs the Defense
Department to give preference in procurement to domestically produced or
manufactured products, including clothing and fabrics. The idea is to create
American jobs and protect the supply chain in times of conflict.
“Basically they
didn’t want things to be outsourced,”
Carter said.
“They didn’t want people to
be in the American military wearing something made in China.”
But for decades,
sneakers were exempt from that rule. Instead, recruits were given about $90 to
buy shoes themselves.
The Pentagon argued U.S. made shoes were too costly, too
limited, and not durable enough to meet the military’s needs.
Around 98 percent of
shoes are imported from other countries,
where labor and manufacturing costs
are lower.
The military postponed buying American-made sneakers,
claiming a
lack of availability.
