[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     PROTECT AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

  (Ms. BALDWIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BALDWIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4105, a 
bill that would allow us to protect American manufacturing, including 
Wisconsin's paper industry, from unfair Chinese trade practices.
  The simple fact is that China is cheating. Chinese manufacturers are 
not outcompeting American manufacturers. Chinese companies receive 
direct subsidies from their government to help them undercut American 
businesses. We've seen the result this has had on our manufacturing 
base, and in my home State of Wisconsin, particularly on our paper 
industry.
  In the paper sector alone, China has provided more than $33.1 billion 
in subsidies from 2002 to 2009 and is now the world's largest producer 
of paper and paper products. Hardworking American businesses in these 
and other sectors rely on countervailing duties to combat these illegal 
subsidies and help them keep their doors open.
  Last month, I introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the 
Department of Commerce has the legal authority to impose these 
countervailing duties on subsidized imports from countries like China. 
I am very proud to see that legislation incorporated in the larger bill 
before us later today, and I urge my colleagues to vote ``aye.''

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