"Buy American, Hire American" order signed by Trump
President Donald Trump of the US signed a "Buy American, Hire American" order after promising to follow through with his campaign promise that the country needs to put America first instead of relying on others to get the job done.
Trump said the order would "aggressively promote and use American-made goods and to ensure that American labor is hired to do the job."
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to implement the "Buy American, Hire American" rhetoric of his campaign.
"The buy and hire American order I'm about to sign will protect workers and students like you," Trump told a crowd of technical students and manufacturing employees at the headquarters of Snap-On Tools, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer. "It's America first, you better believe it. It's time. It's time, right?"
The order, which Trump signed after delivering his remarks, looks to bolster protections for certain American-made goods and calls for a review of the H-1B visa program for skilled workers, with the goal of reforming the program, senior administration officials said.
