美国军方停止使用中国制造的美国国旗
<p><span word="Soldiers">Soldiers</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="bases">bases</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="triumphantly">triumphantly</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="processions">processions</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stripes">stripes</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="spurred">spurred</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> (<span word="D">D</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> (<span word="DoD">DoD</span>) <span word="be">be</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> “<span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>.” <span word="That">That</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="omnibus">omnibus</span> <span word="appropriations">appropriations</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appalling">appalling</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>,” <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>.”</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="Berry">Berry</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1941 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flags">flags</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="bans">bans</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="military">military</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span>, <span word="fabrics">fabrics</span>, <span word="stainless">stainless</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="uniform">uniform</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="recipient">recipient</span>.</p>
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