European Commission
Ambassador John Bruton
John Bruton is head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States. The following is excerpted from a February 2, 2009, letter to the U.S. Congress. The European Commission has been following with interest thework in Congress to adopt the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.The European Commission welcomes the overall objective of Congress to stimulatethe U.S. economy and acknowledges the positive effects which can be expectedinside the United States and beyond. At the same time, however, the European Commissionmust express its concerns with respect to the Buy American provisions of thebill. These concerns are…
