[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3710-H3711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        SOLAR INDUSTRY EQUALITY

  (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, I rise today to champion the American solar 
industry and its dedicated workers.
  Northwest Ohio, the glass capital, is home to thousands of jobs in 
solar manufacturing, proving American ingenuity and hard work can drive 
our Nation's clean energy future.
  Yet, these jobs and this critical industry are under severe threat. 
China's state-subsidized solar companies are flooding our markets with 
illegally dumped products, routing their operation through Cambodia, 
Malaysia,

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Thailand, and Vietnam to dodge U.S. tariffs. This blatant circumvention 
not only undermines our domestic manufacturers but also jeopardizes our 
energy security.
  Both I and Senator Sherrod Brown, with our House and Senate 
colleagues, have sent a letter urging the U.S. International Trade 
Commission and the Department of Commerce to thoroughly investigate 
these unfair practices.
  Thankfully, the ITC has heard our call and announced an investigation 
last Friday into these illegal practices. By enforcing strong trade 
policies, our Nation can foster a diverse, competitive, and secure 
solar manufacturing base inside the boundaries of the United States of 
America. Only then will our Nation create middle-class jobs that 
deliver economic value but also pave the way for our Nation's path to 
energy independence in perpetuity.

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