"Made in America" Shopping Challenge

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Jessica Daley

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ABC News has been reporting extensively on the "Made in America" trend for some time. Right now they are challenging viewers to have a "Made in America" Christmas.

They crunched the numbers and say if each of us spent $64 this holiday season on American-made goods, the result would be 200,000 new jobs.

We went out to see what metro shoppers and stores think about buying American.

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"Made in America" Shopping Challenge - ABC5 News Des Moines, IA

"Made in America" Shopping Challenge

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