[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H10068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       COSPONSOR H. RES. 635, EXECUTIVE STEEL DEFENSE RESOLUTION

  (Mr. VISCLOSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to consider 
cosponsoring House Resolution 635, the Executive Steel Defense 
Resolution. We currently have 205 cosponsors calling upon the President 
of the United States to initiate a section 201 trade case to bring to 
an end illegally traded steel in the U.S. domestic market.
  Despite investing $35 billion to modernize, despite the loss of 
240,000 jobs, despite cutting back capacity by 20 percent, despite 
doubling productivity since 1983 because of collusion overseas, because 
of illegal dumping from countries overseas, particularly during the 
intervening time from 1998 until now, we have seen six bankruptcies of 
steel companies. We have seen an additional 6,000 steelworkers lose 
their jobs. We have seen capacity utilization decline from 90 percent 
to 75 percent.
  We cannot afford to wait till the next Congress. We cannot afford to 
wait for the next administration. I call upon President Clinton to 
immediately file a section 201.

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