President Biden promised during his State of the Union address on Tuesday that taxpayer dollars spent as part of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill he signed in November would be spent on American-made products and materials.
"When we use taxpayer dollars to rebuild America, we're going to do it by buying American," Biden said.
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