USA UNIFORMS FOR OLYMPIC 2012

WASHINGTON -- Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue -- but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.

"It’s not just a label, it’s an economic solution. Today there are 600,000 vacant manufacturing jobs in this country and the Olympic committee is outsourcing the manufacturing of uniforms to China? That is not just outrageous, it’s just plain dumb. It is self-defeating."

                                                                                               (said by  Rep. Steve Israel )

Reid’s frustration is echoed by many other lawmakers who are offended that the uniforms won’t benefit the American manufacturing sector. Two New York Congress members, Rep. Steve Israel and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, wrote a letter this morning asking that all U.S. uniforms be American-made in future years.
Some have called for more immediate steps. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio has asked the Olympic Committee to immediately find a domestic manufacturer to remake the team’s uniforms. Brown is the sponsor of some pending legislation that would strengthen “Buy America” requirements for items paid for by federal tax dollars. And House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has also stated that she believes the Olympic team should wear American-made uniforms.
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 Here is the other thing to know about Ralph Lauren clothing.Go to a outlet store or the the main high end fashion Ralph Lauren store look inside for the tag.What does it say where it is made? In China! Because it is sad that a lot of fashion designers get their clothing made in China because the workers work for very low wages.That is cheap labor and the conditions made be bad too. Just like the case with the Iphones.That is inturn you will have irregular clothing that are slight imperfect then they are sold to the outlet stores








In Milltown, N.J., residents found one more reason to knock the uniforms — for the barely visibile American flag on the Ralph Lauren logo patches.
         

         "When you say the Pledge of Allegiance, they’re covering the Ralph Lauren logo,” 68-year-old Army veteran George Borgstede told the Star-Ledger. “The flag’s always supposed to go over your heart. The company logo shouldn’t be larger than the American flag. It is the U.S. Olympic team, not the Ralph Lauren team."