Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan bill aimed at reviving American manufacturing has cleared the Senate Commerce Committee and is on track for swift Senate passage. The Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), would direct the Commerce Secretary to identify key imported goods and explore how to help U.S. manufacturers produce them domestically, especially in rural and industrial areas.
President Donald Trump signed four Congressional Review Act resolutions on Friday, dismantling Biden-era appliance regulations that critics say drove up costs and threatened American manufacturing jobs. The move reverses strict energy standards on water heaters, household appliances, and commercial refrigeration units.
