[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             AMERICAN SOLAR

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, the Biden administration abandoning tariffs 
on imported solar companies is terrible.
  What is the administration's strategy to protect American companies 
and American workers who are going to be harmed?
  First Solar and Solar Toledo, Ohio, two companies whose products are 
unrivaled anywhere on Earth, are at risk with thousands of workers' 
jobs on the line.
  These firms employ hardworking Ohioans earning living wages that 
support themselves and their families, and it is unacceptable to allow 
China to lay waste to American industries. China has violated the rules 
and tilted the playing field in its favor. Our workers are sick of it.
  I have introduced a bill to create an office of manufacturing within 
the White House to champion good jobs in the USA. This bipartisan bill 
would ensure there is an explicit, long-term plan to grow American 
manufacturing industries and unleash our full manufacturing potential.

  Domestic manufacturing is the backbone of our region's middle class, 
and it is time the Federal Government recognizes it.
  Enough is enough. Let America's workers succeed.

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