    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [February 16, 2000]
    [Page 269]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Action Concerning Imports of
    Steel Wire Rod
    February 16, 2000

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        I am pleased to provide to the Congress documents called for by
    section 203(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, pertaining to the
    safeguard action that I proclaimed today on imports of steel wire rod.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate.
    The proclamation and memorandum of February 16 on action concerning
    imports of steel wire rod are listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.