Buy American!

[OhioChick]

Posted on March 02, 2007 4:48 AM
By Christopher Carter
Christopher Carter is the president and CEO of CCI, a Milwaukee-based technology company...


As the president and CEO of a Milwaukee-based SAP services firm, I am in agreement to fully support and back U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) to reintroduce the Buy American Improvement Act in Washington, D.C.

"Under the Buy American Act, the federal government is supposed to support American manufacturers and American workers by buying goods made in the United States, but the law is full of loopholes that give agencies broad discretion to waive the requirement," Feingold said. "The Buy American Improvement Act will strengthen American manufacturing by making it harder to waive the Buy American requirement."

Our staff is proud of our efforts to keep U.S. citizens working and providing them with a strong wage right here in America. Every day, we are helping companies choose U.S. workers with integrity and skill over cheap under-skilled firms offshore. I am proud of the work the senator is doing and proud to support him in his efforts.

OK, so with all the outsourcing and offshoring, why is it taking Washington this long to take notice of a law that has been on the books to assist the U.S. worker? Why was it fashionable to send millions of jobs to foreign countries when American companies can do the exact same work at the exact same wage as the foreign entities, even though the LAW states we need to look at U.S. companies first for purchases?

http://www.biztimes.com/blogs/milwaukee-biz-blog/2007/3/1/buy-american