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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Major Step to Boost Domestic Manufacturing in Transportation, Create Good-Paying American Jobs

| Department of Transportation (DOT), Executive Office of the President | Build America Buy America

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today to discontinue its general waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products used in federal-aid highway projects. In the rulemaking, the agency proposes discontinuing the waiver and creating standards that would apply to manufactured products if the waiver is discontinued.

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Biden-Harris Administration Launches Investing in America Education and Workforce Development Summits to Help More Young People Access Good-Paying Jobs in Innovative Industries

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Education (ED), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Transportation (DOT), Executive Office of the President | Advanced Manufacturing, Apprenticeship, Clean Energy, Construction, Cybersecurity, Workforce

The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the launch of the Unlocking Pathways Summit series, a key part of the Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career Success initiative, aimed at helping young Americans access good-paying jobs. The series is supported by the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Labor and Transportation to increase and expand access to high-quality career pathways to help young Americans pursue jobs in today’s in-demand fields and be prepared for careers of the future.

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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector to Boost American Manufacturing and Cut Emissions

| Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), General Services Administration (GSA) | Clean Energy, Climate, Workforce

The Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to grow American competitiveness, expand manufacturing jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial sector. Further strengthening our industrial base will revitalize local economies, lower costs for consumers, provide more pathways to the middle class through good-paying union jobs, and boost American competitiveness in global markets.

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