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Industry witnesses urge support for HB 284 to prioritize American iron on state projects
Summary
Witnesses from the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association and McWane Ductile Ohio told the House Development Committee that House Bill 284 would boost Ohio manufacturing, strengthen supply chains and keep taxpayer dollars circulating locally by expanding a domestic iron-and-steel procurement preference.
David Cole, who represents the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, told the House Development Committee that House Bill 284 would extend Ohio's longstanding domestic preference from steel to iron products used in state-funded infrastructure.
Cole said ductile iron pipe is used primarily for drinking-water infrastructure and described the association's century-long ties to utilities in the state. He urged members to view the bill as a jobs and supply-chain measure: "A vote for this bill is a vote for Ohio jobs. A vote for this bill…
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