Allegiance Flag Company in Charleston, South Carolina makes flags with every stitch, hem and thread made in the USA, Salena Zito reported in the Washington Examiner on July 4, 2022.
Owners Katie and Wes Lyon and their friend Max Berry started the company after finding that the flags they bought for their homes were cheaply made, and that many store flags are made in China.
The federal flag bill
- Federal agencies can currently buy flags with 50% USA-made materials, according to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
- A bipartisan bill, the All-American Flag Act, would require the government to buy only flags made entirely in the USA.
- Manchin said the USA imported 10 million flags in 2017, and all but 50,000 came from China.
- Other sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins and Rick Scott.
“If there is one product that exists that deserves to be made in America, it is an American flag.”
Katie Lyon, co-owner, Allegiance Flag Company
FAQ
Where is Allegiance Flag Company?
Charleston, South Carolina.
What is the current federal rule?
Agencies can buy flags with 50% USA-made materials.
What would the bill change?
It would require flags made entirely in the USA.
Source & credit
Source: Washington Examiner, July 4, 2022: “American flags, born in the USA”.