FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Kentucky lawmaker is pushing legislation to prioritize American-made metals in state construction projects, aiming to boost domestic manufacturing and create jobs.

The bill would encourage state and local governments to use companies that produce steel, aluminum, or iron in America for construction or maintenance of public buildings and infrastructure projects like roads, sewers and streets.

Representative Patrick Flannery, the Republican sponsor of the bill, said the goal is to revive American manufacturing in Kentucky.

"They want to make these things in the United States. And hopefully, we can make these products in Kentucky. We have a fairly solid aluminum industry. We have a very rich history of steel, particularly in my part of Kentucky. That's what we a

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