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AISI's "China" Efforts Continue …

The Institute continued its efforts to keep lawmakers focused on trade and competitiveness issues (when dealing with the People's Republic of China) during the months of October and November.

Barry Solarz, the Institute's senior vice president for trade and economic policy, testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) at a hearing on Chinese government policies affecting U.S. trade in selected sectors, including steel. Solarz's testimony and official comments outlined how Chinese government industrial policies are impacting domestic steel producers and many of their customers.

In addition, AISI helped garner support for a bipartisan Dear Colleague Letter to the House Committee on Ways & Means and its leadership, which encouraged legislators to include a countervailing duty (CVD) remedy for currency misalignment in any trade legislation moved forward by the committee. This letter was signed by 114 Members of Congress (MOCs), including 60 Democrats and 54 Republicans.

For more information on AISI's "China Focus," please visit the Public Policy Website.

…While the Institute Helps Steel Caucus Weigh-In with Administration Regarding Doha Round Negotiations

AISI conducted significant outreach in October and November to Senate Steel Caucus members, encouraging them to support a letter by Chairman Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), which notified the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) of the Caucus' opposition to any trade law weakening by the WTO Doha Round Rules Negotiating Group.

This letter, signed by a total of 14 Senators, specifically called into question the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) decisions against the U.S. practice of "zeroing."

Check Out AISI's Public Policy Efforts on the Web

AISI's Public Policy Homepage

AISI's Legislative Action Center

National Journal's Policy Council - AISI Micro-Site Homepage

For more information on these websites, contact Matt Davison.

Jennifer Diggins

Matthew Davison

202.452.7214

202.452.7133

jdiggins@steel.org

mdavison@steel.org