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SteelGram: Please Cosponsor S.1982 The "Trade Enforcement Priorities Act" Reviving "Super 301" 03/08/2010- The Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009, introduced by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Russell Feingold (D-WI) and Arlen Specter’s (D-PA) would require the USTR to analyze trade barriers listed in the National Trade Estimates Report to determine which have the most adverse effect on U.S. exports and employment, and to take action against these problem practices. | | American Iron and Steel Institute Applauds Congress for Efforts to Halt 03/04/2010- Washington, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) applauded efforts in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent economically-damaging action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases from stationary sources. | Steel Import Permits Decline 7% 03/04/2010- Washington, D.C. - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of February totaled 1,530,000 net tons (NT). | AISI Strongly Supports Lipinski’s National Manufacturing Strategy Act 02/26/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) voiced strong support for Congressman Daniel Lipinski’s (D-Ill.) bill, the National Manufacturing Strategy Act, unveiled yesterday, which would require the President to develop a quadrennial national manufacturing strategy. | Buy American Rule Works 02/25/2010- The real question that should have been raised in your editorial (Ferry Project’s Predicament Highlights Problem with Buy America Rule, Feb 18) is why, with unemployment still hovering in double digits, would the Wahkiakum County contractor NOT use American-made steel (made by American workers) to do the work on the Puget Island ferry terminal? | | Steel Industry Disappointed with EPA’s Response to Senators’ Concerns 02/24/2010- Washington, D.C.– The American Iron and Steel Institute issued the following statement regarding a letter the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson sent Feb. 22 in response to concerns raised by eight senators regarding the EPA’s plan to regulate Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act. |
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U.S. "Cap And Trade" Rebranded "Pollution Reduction" 03/10/2010- WASHINGTON - Like a savvy Madison Avenue advertising team, senators pushing climate-control legislation have decided to scrap the name "cap and trade" and rebrand their product as "pollution reduction targets." | | | Sector Snap: Steel Prices To Rise, Analyst Says 03/09/2010- NEW YORK - Rising steel prices, driven by climbing raw material costs, will benefit vertically integrated steel makers such as United States Steel Corp., said a Goldman Sachs analyst on Monday as he upgraded the company's stock. | | | Lawmakers Move To Restrain EPA On Climate Change 03/05/2010- As climate change legislation stalled in the Senate, the Obama administration noted that it had a workable -- although admittedly unwieldy -- Plan B. If Congress wouldn't cap U.S. emissions, officials said, the Environmental Protection Agency would do it instead. | Will Steel Demand Rise In 2010? 03/05/2010- Steel demand recovery to limp on. According to a number of major steelmakers, steel demand recovery will be slow during the early months of 2010. ArcelorMittal said in presenting its worse than expected Q4 2009 results that Q1 2010 would be tough, with only “slow recovery underway,” and rising costs. | |
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