Dear Mr. President:

We respectfully request that your Administration require all federal agencies to buy American flags that are 100 percent made in America, by American workers, using American-grown and manufactured materials.

Prior to last year, only the Department of Veteran Affairs was required to purchase American made American flags. Then earlier this year, legislation we introduced was included in the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76, Sec. 8123), that required American Flags to be covered by the Berry Amendment. As a result, DoD is now required to buy only Berry Amendment-compliant American flags.

These policies are a good start. However, we believe that it is inappropriate for federal agencies to continue to purchase just Buy American Act-compliant American flags, mandating just 50 percent domestic content.

Wherever an American flag is flown, it is a symbol of the freedoms men and women throughout our history have marched, fought and died to secure. There is no greater symbol of our country, our unity, our freedom, and our liberty than our flag. It fills us with pride every time we see it flown or presented by an honor guard.

We look forward to working with you to ensure that all American flags purchased by the federal government are 100 percent made in America, by American workers, with American content.

Sincerely,

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