[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 22 (Tuesday, March 5, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IT IS TIME TO STAND UP FOR AMERICAN JOBS AND AMERICAN STEEL

  (Mr. SANDLIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, it is time to stand up for American 
families. It is time to stand up for American jobs. It is time to stand 
up in this country for American steel.
  Already, 30 American steel companies have declared bankruptcy, and 
47,000 American steelworkers have lost their jobs. Why has that 
happened? The International Trade Commission has determined that trade 
violations and steel dumping by foreign countries have caused these 
losses.
  Tomorrow, the administration will decide what needs to be done to 
punish these foreign offenders. Apparently, the administration is 
considering an ineffective 30 percent tariff and total exemptions for a 
number of foreign countries. That simply will not work. Ask the 
domestic steel industry; ask the steelworkers.
  Let us protect American jobs. A 40 percent tariff will protect our 
domestic industry and provide security to American families. We expect 
American families and American workers to work hard and to play by the 
rules. We should expect the same from our foreign trading partners.

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