Biden sets priorities, creates task force for infrastructure rollout

Just before signing into law the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on Monday, President Joe Biden laid out six priorities that a new infrastructure task force will use to guide the rollout of the historic funding package.

According to an executive order signed by Biden, those priorities include:

  • Invest public dollars efficiently, avoid waste and focus on measurable outcomes.
  • Buy American and increase the competitiveness of the U.S. economy, including through...

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Viewpoint: Buy American — by choice

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The Biden administration issued an executive order on Jan. 25 designed to seek out more “made in America” sources to fulfill its procurement needs. Happily, this is mostly symbolic. It should be no surprise that the current and previous two administrations have used executive orders to tinker with Buy American policies. The Office of Management and Budget will set...

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