Biden backs the Jones Act in a new executive order January 27, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina
The U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, who took office just a week ago, is powering through very busy first days of presidency reversing multiple policies implemented by the previous administration.
On Monday, January 25, Biden signed an executive order on strengthening American manufacturing which is aimed at delivering economic relief to the U.S. economy.
The executive action also strongly supports the Jones Act, which requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on ships that are built, owned, and operated by United States citizens or permanent residents.
January 22, 2021 By Jim Myers
Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden said he will wait until his State of the Union address next month to lay out details for “historic investments” in infrastructure, clean energy and other key areas.
“It’s time to stop talking about infrastructure and finally start building it,” Biden said in a pre-inaugural speech on a two-step plan of rescue and recovery for the nation. “Millions of good paying jobs that put Americans to work rebuilding our roads, bridges and ports to make them more climate resilient, to make it faster, cheaper and cleaner to transport American-made goods across our country and around the world.”
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package proposal to lift the U.S. economy as well as its people, badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.The
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