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Rep. Kelly Commends Department of Commerce for Opening 232 Investigation on Imported Electrical Steel Components

Statement

Date: May 4, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Trade

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce self-initiated an investigation into whether imported downstream grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) products are a threat to America's national security interests. U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), who has advocated this action on behalf of employees at AK Steel Butler Works mill in Butler, Pennslyvania, issued this statement after the announcement:

"As the last American producer of electrical steel products that are key components of the electrical grid, Cleveland-Cliffs owned AK Steel is a bedrock of our national security and the Butler economy. Thank you to President Trump, Secretary Ross, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for hearing our community's concerns and taking action to end the unfair trade practices that threaten AK Steel's ability to continue production of electrical steel. Thank you also to Cleveland-Cliffs and the men and women of UAW 3303 for fighting alongside me to save these jobs."


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