Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it.

Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, and the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to originate in the country they represent.

Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic — they believe it will support American jobs and manufacturers while preserving the nation’s most recognized banner.

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    7 months ago

    my grandfather heard that crock of horse shit his whole childhood and when he grew into an adult he told his kids the same lie

    Baby steps we will get there on small victories.

    am not telling my kids the same lie

    shit does not get better because some less than quarter ass solution got implemented

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          7 months ago

          Nobody needs foreign propaganda when Congress feeds us literal crumbs as the answer to offshoring. Yay we created 10 jobs. This is the fucking Senate. Not a random Appalachian county council.

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        7 months ago

        I kinda relate with him here. It seems your options are to not have kids or to lie to them.

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        7 months ago

        There is a wide wide gap between a revolution and requiring companies headquartered here to hire 51 percent of their staff from the US.