The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) supports H.R. 5320, the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act of 2010. As AAM Deputy Director Scott Boos explains in an open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, the bill is of "great importance to American manufacturing companies and workers in communities across America":

AAM strongly supports the “requirements for use of American materials” contained in Sec. 1452(a). This provision was added during committee markup with unanimous support and with bipartisan praise. Research shows that roughly 18,000 new jobs are created for every $1 billion in new infrastructure spending, and that manufacturing employment gains increase by 33 percent when domestic content is maximized. Meanwhile, public support for Buy America provisions is overwhelming and extends across party lines, demographic boundaries, and the economic spectrum.

Read the full letter.