We Need Action! Save Our Steel Jobs — Before It's Too Late

Roughly 13,500 Americans have been laid-off and major steel mills across the country have closed because of an unprecedented surge in subsidized steel imports from countries like China. It's time for the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and Commerce Department to do something about this crisis.

China's steel is heavily subsidized by its government, which also doesn't require its companies to abide by strict labor or environmental laws. But China is producing way more steel than it can use. It needs to get rid of all that extra steel, so it dumps it in the U.S. market at a rock-bottom price. That's not fair to American steelmakers, who compete in an open market and play by the rules.

U.S. steelworkers and companies are paying the price for China's trade cheating — and they can't take much more. Tell the USTR and Commerce Department to Save Our Steel Jobs and implement a plan of action to address this crisis.

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I strongly urge USTR and the Department of Commerce to stand up for American workers and U.S. companies by stopping the steel import crisis before it’s too late. A strong steel industry is vital to our economy and to protecting our national security.
 
China and other countries with massive steelmaking overcapacity are flooding our market with dumped and subsidized steel imports, wreaking havoc in communities throughout America. Already, there have been roughly 13,500 layoffs and major steel mills have closed. It makes no sense that companies and workers are forced to experience such severe damage before they can even begin the lengthy and costly process of seeking relief.
 
We must proactively use all trade enforcement tools to level the playing field. This includes dedicating more resources to quickly addressing antidumping and countervailing duty cases; seeking broad-based import restraints on countries like China that refuse to scale back their steelmaking overcapacity; and maintaining China’s status as a non-market economy.
 
American workers and U.S. companies should not have to play “whack-a-mole” when responding to illegal trade activities – one-by-one, after they have already caused significant damage. USTR and Commerce should immediately implement a plan of action to safeguard American jobs and keep America’s steel sector strong.

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