The order will make any waivers more transparent and create a senior White House role to oversee the process. "I don't buy for one second that the vitality of American manufacturing is a thing of the past," Biden told reporters before signing the order. "American manufacturing was the arsenal of democracy in World War Two and it must be part of the engine of American prosperity now." Biden reiterated plans announced on the campaign trail to replace the fleet of federal cars with US-made electric vehicles. Boosting US manufacturing has proven a vexing challenge for previous administrations, including that of former President Donald Trump.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 23:48 UTC