Disapproving the Rule Submitted By the Department of Commerce Relating to ``Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord with Presidential Proclamation

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Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my support once again for this critical, bipartisan legislation to undo the Biden administration's job-crushing solar policies.

It is unfortunate that we find ourselves here debating this policy again after both the House and Senate acted in a bipartisan manner to reject President Biden's solar giveaway to China.

Instead of siding with the American people and American workers, this administration is putting its Green New Deal agenda ahead of our economic prosperity.

Even though H.J. Res. 39 would protect American workers, and despite its bipartisan passage in both Chambers, the President vetoed this critical legislation.

Now Congress must unite to override this vote. If we succeed today, we will stop China, the Chinese Communist Party specifically, from continuing to circumvent U.S. trade laws and undermine U.S. manufacturers.

If we fail to override this veto today, then Congress will hurt the ability of American manufacturers to compete fairly.

I urge my Democrat colleagues: Please do not allow this to happen. Join us in standing up for American jobs.

If you support American workers, then join us in overriding this veto. We cannot stand by as this irresponsible proclamation allows Chinese solar companies to flood our market with their products tariff- free, hurting American jobs and industry.

President Biden's proclamation also sends the message to trade cheats everywhere that the U.S. trade laws just don't matter. This invites even more cheating which, in turn, hurts American workers.

A recent report from the Coalition for a Prosperous America reveals so much about the priorities hidden in the Green New Deal agenda.

This report shows that Chinese manufacturers could earn nearly $125 billion in U.S. renewable energy tax credits because of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, aka the Green New Deal, as my colleague just cited its true purpose.

That is $125 billion from U.S. taxpayers that could now be going to Chinese companies, all because the partisan Inflation Reduction Act failed to include safeguards that prioritize American manufacturing.

I say to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who haven't already joined us in this bipartisan effort, please join us. Join us in prioritizing American manufacturers. Join us in stopping this giveaway to the Chinese Communist Party. Hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable.

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