AKRON, OH – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Stanley Black and Decker’s leadership and workers at its Akron plant to discuss Buy America protections he secured in the bipartisan infrastructure plan, and the potential opportunities for Ohio suppliers like Stanley Black and Decker.
 
“With this infrastructure bill, we put in place a clear standard: American tax dollars will support American workers and American jobs at suppliers like Stanley Black and Decker – not their foreign competitors,” said Brown. With the historic investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, we have a tremendous opportunity to use these Ohio-made products in projects across Ohio and around the country.”
 
Brown was joined on his tour of the facility with Stanley Black and Decker Government Relations Director, Chris Ternet, Plant Manager Aaron Schley and other leaders and workers to discuss his Buy America provisions. The Akron plant makes attachments and couplers for excavators and other equipment used in construction. 
 
“We are pleased to welcome Senator Sherrod Brown to our Akron facility, where we manufacture products that help support critical infrastructure development, including those underway here in Ohio resulting from the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” said Ternet. “We look forward to the opportunities ahead to support those who make and build our country.” 
 
Brown first introduced his bipartisan Build America Buy America legislation in 2017 and successfully fought to include it in the bipartisan infrastructure plan. The Buy America protections will ensure taxpayer dollars are used to buy and include American-made products for all federally funded infrastructure projects. The legislation will close loopholes and secure major investment in products made by American workers.
 
 

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