Letter to House Leadership From 51 Members of Congress
The following is excerpted from a January 21, 2009, letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-D) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (OH-R). As Congress continues to discussa comprehensive strategy to revive our struggling economy, we urge you toinclude a strong Buy American provision in the economic stimulus package. If weare going to spend up to $1 trillion to stimulate our economy, we should makesure that American taxpayer dollars are used to create American jobs in America— not Chinese jobs in China. It is clear that ournation faces enormous challenges. In December, U.S. factory activity fell…
