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Infrastructure and energy In late January, President Biden signed an executive order enhancing “Buy American” requirements for federal procurement, a long-standing policy mandating that federal infrastructure projects use U.S.-made construction materials. Donald Trump famously touted, but didn’t aggressively enforce, his own “buy American and hire American” policy. Biden seems more committed: his order establishes a Made in America office to increase oversight. But whether this commitment lasts remains to be seen, as the policy conflicts with another administration goal: improving mass transit. The Buy American Act, passed in 1933, requires that federally funded public projects use domestically produced iron, steel, and manufactured goods, unless doing so increases project costs by 25 percent or more. A separate act called “Buy America” (no “n” at the end) puts these requirements on state and local projects that receive Federal Transit Administration grants. The B

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