Well I would've objected to that amendment if I had a chance, and I didn't but I do believe it deserves a vote, so I'll introduce this, with the hope that Western objects:
5. Use of Atlasian iron, steel, and manufactured goods
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be used for a infrastructure project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the Republic of Atlasia
I also don't believe something this important should go without a vote, even if the outcome of this vote is pre-determined since I'm probably the only ultraliberal globalist in Congress.
What is your objection to this provision?
I don't see the need to restrict where we get our iron and steel from, especially if foreign iron and steel is ultimately more cost-efficient.
Relying on cheap steel and iron imports is quite harmful to domestic industry. This bill invests heavily in our infrastructure, and in doing so we should support our workers by relying on Atlasian steel, Atlasian iron, and Atlasian goods for those projects. This is a common sense provision and I urge that it be kept in the bill.
The amendment will go to a vote.
Is the vote open now or not?
S019's concerns aside, with globalization not all of kind of Steel and other products are being produced in the US and they can be needed for this kind of project
