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Bill to Force Pentagon to Shift to US-Made Sneakers
by Tammy on May 2, 2016
It’s about time. Made in the USA. Has a nice ring to it, especially for our military 😉 Via Boston Globe. New Balance has been waiting for years for the Department of Defense to buy athletic shoes that are made in this country. If US Representatives Niki Tsongas and Bruce Poliquin have their way, the Boston sneaker maker won’t have to wait much longer. The House of Representatives is poised to approve legislation within the next few weeks that would mandate that the Pentagon apply a 1941 law to the purchase of athletic footwear for its recruits. That law, known as the Berry Amendment, requires the military to buy American-made equipment and uniforms. Sneakers have long been exempt, because it...
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