[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
REGARDING THE SALE OF U.S. STEEL
(Mr. DELUZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DELUZIO. Mr. Speaker, I represent many of the people who made the
steel that built this country and who still make the steel this country
relies on.
We are seeing today, unfortunately, corporate executives, egged on by
Wall Street, selling off U.S. Steel to a foreign company.
U.S. Steel has benefited from strong action in this country: tariffs
from President Biden and President Trump, the Inflation Reduction Act,
defense spending, the infrastructure bill, and more, while chasing the
biggest, fattest bid and blowing off the steelworkers whose work made
them rich.
Profits matter, don't get me wrong, but other things matter, too: our
workers, our jobs, our communities, and this country.
We need an economy that reflects that, that says that hard work
matters, not just greed. Let's keep fighting for all that.
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