After Olympic Controversy, Senator Announces "Wear American Act of 2012" to Boost U.S. Apparel Industry
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Following the news that the Olympic opening ceremony uniforms that will be worn by American athletes are entirely made in China—spurring bipartisan outrage and resulting in new commitments by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to make 2014 uniforms in America—U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced a new effort to boost domestic apparel and textile manufacturing. Brown is introducing a "Buy America" plan to ensure that the federal government purchases apparel that is 100 percent American-made. Current Buy America statutes require that only 51 percent of these products purchased with U.S. taxpayer dollars be "made in America."
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- Companies:
- American Apparel
- Annin & Co.
- Places:
- United States
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