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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSept. 11 Bracelets Come From China
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-10/sept-11-bracelets-come-from-china.htmlTransportation Security Administration officials waived Buy American guidelines when ordering 70,000 silicone 9/11 wristbands manufactured in China from TJM Promotions Inc., an Ocala, Florida business. Photo: TJM Promotions
For last years 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, U.S. Transportation Security Administration officials wanted their workers to remember the thousands who died. So the agency bought 70,000 commemorative bracelets -- made in China.
The wristbands were among as much as $84 billion in U.S. contracts (USBOTOTA) awarded for foreign goods and services in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, mostly through exemptions from legislation designed to restrict such deals. Foreign purchases by federal agencies also included rocket launchers and machine guns from Bulgaria, as well as generic cholesterol medication for U.S. veterans that came from plants in India.
A Buy American Act from 1933 and similar measures since then have become so riddled with loopholes that some U.S. lawmakers are saying enough. Three senators proposed legislation last month to expand domestic preference rules and require agencies seeking made-in-America waivers to publish their plans on the Internet and allow time for public comment.
A major objective of our bill is to demand accountability and ensure waivers are not being overused to allow for the purchase of foreign products when there is a quality, American- made alternative available, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat sponsoring the legislation, said in an e- mailed statement.
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Sept. 11 Bracelets Come From China (Original Post)
xchrom
Jan 2012
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sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)1. It's like the Taiwanese
idiotic "Support The Troops" magnetic ribbons on cars.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)2. So do all of those dumb-ass ribbon magnets.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)3. Perhaps they are just getting ready to outsource TSA
to Chinese soldiers ............ just a thought
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)4. Most of the flags are made in China too
Bet the flag lapel pins are too. Stupid hypocritical "patriots."
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)5. bernie sanders has been on this trying to get it enforced
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xchrom
(108,903 posts)7. the Bay bridge -- from china.
stuff like this is national disgrace.