According to the United States "newspaper" reported on October 18, the Ohio Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown has sent a letter to the Department of Defense, questioned why the Department of Defense procurement of military equipment manufactured in China, and required to abide by the rules for the U.S. military to provide the U.S.manufacture of military equipment.
 
According to reports, in a letter sent to the Department of Defense is responsible for the procurement, technical and logistical Vice Minister Frank Kendall, Brown questioned why part of the Air Force personnel in Afghanistan to wear boots made ??in China, and after the incident was exposed, the Air Force personnel only to receive a pair of boots manufactured in the United States. Brown said: "If we spend the taxpayers' money, then you should put the money can help American workers and business areas, this is very simple and pure truth."
Face questioning, Kendall spokesman said: "Our policy is to purchase boots and other military items manufactured in the United States." However, the U.S. Air Force, another spokesman said, "Berry Amendment" to purchase the amount of 150,000 the items below $ is not required.
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Earlier, the California congressman, Republican Duncan Hunter and the Maine House of Representatives, Democrat Mike McCord had "Berry Amendment" drafting a letter questioning Kendall.
 
Hunt believes that the foreign-made uniforms incomprehensible, especially in the case of the manufacturers in the United States be able to produce high-quality day-to-day military items, Hunt said, "Our army is not only to defend the interests of the United States, but also on behalf of the interests of the United States, in order to national interests, but also should support domestic manufacturers, and selection of military products manufactured in the United States. "
 
Brown also said that the Department of Defense spent how much money purchasing foreign products is not yet known, but the public support in favor of the use of American products, especially products used in the organization on behalf of the United States.



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