[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOHN FERRIOLA

 Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the career 
and service of John Ferriola, who will retire at the end of this year 
after serving Nucor Steel for nearly three decades. Mr. Ferriola has 
served as CEO since 2013, and under his leadership, the company has 
grown and created thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs here in 
the U.S. He worked to upgrade Nucor's facility in Marion, OH, with a 
new rolling mill that began operating this year.
  John has been a passionate advocate for American manufacturing and 
for a fairer trade policy that works for American workers and 
businesses. We worked together to pass the Leveling the Playing Field 
Act in 2015, the first strengthening of our trade remedy laws in more 
than two decades. That law has helped us win key trade cases for Ohio 
steel companies over the past 4 years.
  When John started at Nucor in 1991, it was a small steel company with 
just two mills. Last year, Nucor was the largest steel producer in the 
United States. John understands that workers in Ohio and around the 
U.S. are the engine behind that success. I look forward to continuing 
to our fight together for a fair trade policy that puts American 
workers first, and I wish John Ferriola all the best in his 
retirement.

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