The Biden administration is issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material. According to administration officials, the guidance being issued Monday requires that material purchased for a bridge, highway, water pipe or broadband internet be produced in the U.S. The rules set up a process to waive those requirements in case there are not enough domestic producers or the material costs are too high, with the goal of issuing fewer waivers over time as U.S. manufacturing capacity increases. Celeste Drake is the director of Made in America at the White House Office of Management and Budget. President Joe Biden wants to create more jobs, ease supply chain strains, and reduce the reliance on China and other nations with interests that differ from America. With inflation at a 40-year high, he is betting that more domestic production will eventually reduce price pressures to blunt Republican attacks that initially triggered higher prices. Biden said that every action he has taken to rebuild the economy has been guided by the principle of Made in America. Biden said that the $700 billion the government devotes annually to procuring goods is supposed to prioritize U.S. suppliers but regulations going back to the 1930s have either been watered down or applied in ways that masked the use of foreign imports. Even though the federal government is spending $350 billion on construction this year, the administration can't say what percentage of construction material is U.S.-made. Government officials would be able to know how much money goes to workers in the U.S. Unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials are used, no funds allocated to federal agencies for projects may be spent on May 14. 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The ATD program raises a fresh set of concerns about immigrants, and immigrant advocates have long called on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reduce or end the use of immigrant detention centers. On April 14, three immigrant advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against ICE, calling on the agency to provide information showing what data are being collected on individuals in the ATD program. The White House announced earlier this week that it is expanding the scope of the systems provided to include heavy weaponry. Stock futures pointed to a weak start for Wall Street, particularly in the tech sector, as investors braced for earnings and bond yields were on the rise. These jobs pay well because of the required experience and education. China's Weibo platform has blocked searches for a # referencing the lyrics. 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