The Buy American Clause

The stimulus bill that is currently moving through congress includes a provision that requires that infrastructure projects use only American iron and steel.  Some complain that this will harm American jobs that work in the import/export business.

I disagree that this is unfair.  I think that in this case, it is not a tariff against foreign goods since the federal government is paying the bill.  If they are paying the bill, it should be up to them what materials are used.