Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S.

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.

  • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
    33·
    4 months ago

    To be fair, it is extremely weird to imagine the U.S. government buying U.S. flags from China. Like, I’m not some patriot flag-code respecting type, but it does feel like a powerful metaphor to be importing our symbol of freedom from abroad. It’s some severely bad optics at a minimum.

      • Lad@reddthat.com
        4·
        4 months ago

        I’ve always said that “made in China” is way more American than “made in the USA”.

    • bitwaba@lemmy.world
      5·
      4 months ago

      but it does feel like a powerful metaphor to be importing our symbol of freedom from abroad

      Freedom to buy from the lowest cost provider!