[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1695]
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                       FAIRNESS AND TRADE POLICY

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                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2005

  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, for too long, the International Trade 
Commission and Department of Commerce have ignored the impact that 
anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imported steel have had on 
steel consumers in the United States. Soon, the ITC will release a 
report on stainless steel duties and it's my hope there will be 
evidence that steel consumers are being considered.
  Steel duties favor steel producers. Yet, the ITC has not even 
considered the impact such duties have on steel consuming industries. 
With nearly thirteen million American employees of steel consuming 
companies, but only two-hundred thousand employees of steel producing 
companies, this is simply wrong.
  In the past, the ITC has not recognized the fundamental fairness of 
giving steel consumers the consideration they deserve. Forty-five 
Members of Congress have joined in cosponsoring House Resolution 84, 
urging the ITC and Commerce Department to consider the effects of such 
duties upon steel consumers. Hopefully, the ITC will finally listen.

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