{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://visclosky.house.gov/press-release/steel-caucus-sends-letter-urging-international-trade-commission-protect-domestic-steel", "Steel Caucus sends letter urging International Trade Commission to protect domestic steel producers from illegal dumping", "2013-11-01", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Peter Visclosky", "V000108", "visclosky.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Congressional Steel Caucus Vice-Chairman Pete Visclosky and Chairman Tim Murphy sent the attached letter with 48 signatures from additional members of the Congressional Steel Caucus to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).\u00a0 The letter was formally submitted as part of an ITC investigation into the unfair trade of hot-rolled steel from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine.\u00a0 The letter stated that it is absolutely vital that the ITC strictly and strongly enforce our trade laws, and urged the ITC to maintain these existing countervailing and antidumping duties.\u00a0\nThe full text of the letter is as follows:\n\t\t\t\tChairman Irving A. Williamson\n\t\t\t\tU.S. International Trade Commission\n\t\t\t\t500 E Street, S.W.\n\t\t\t\tWashington, DC 20436\n\t\t\t\n\t\tRE:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hot-Rolled Steel Products from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-405, 406, and 408 and 731-TA-899-901 and 906-908 (Second Review)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \nDear Chairman Williamson:\nWe are writing to urge the Commission to maintain countervailing duties (\"CVD\") on imports of hot-rolled steel from India, Indonesia, and Thailand; and to maintain antidumping (\"AD\") duties on imports of hot-rolled steel from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine. The Department of Commerce has already determined that if the AD/CVD orders at issue are revoked, imports from the subject countries will again be dumped and subsidized. The only question left for the Commission is whether those unfairly-traded imports will likely cause material injury to domestic producers. We believe this is certainly the case.\nDomestic producers of hot-rolled steel are recovering from one of the worst economic crises in U.S. history. According to one estimate, U.S. consumption of hot-rolled steel fell by over 43 percent from 2007 to 2009. As a result, domestic producers suffered massive losses. Data in a recent Commission proceeding showed that in 2009, operating losses of U.S. mills totaled $2.3 billion, while almost 18 percent of the U.S. workforce making hot-rolled steel lost their jobs. Furthermore, by last year U.S. consumption had still not returned to 2007 levels. These facts strongly indicate that U.S. mills are in no position to face a new surge of unfair trade.\nUnfortunately, there are compelling reasons to believe that subject imports will return to this market in significant volumes. By one estimate the subject countries have almost 84 million tons of excess hot-rolling capacity \u2013 the inevitable result of the very market-distorting practices that led to the orders at issue. History shows that China, India, and the other subject countries represent some of the world's worst actors in terms of unfair trade and other market-distorting practices. Accordingly, there can be little doubt that the subject producers will have compelling incentives to make sales wherever possible \u2013 especially in a market as large and open as this one. If even a relatively minor portion of their unused capacity is used to ship dumped and subsidized hot-rolled steel to this market, the results would be devastating.\nIn addition, we understand that many of the subject producers have refused to participate in the Commission's proceeding, or to provide any information in response to Commission requests. It would be outrageous for companies that have failed to cooperate to be rewarded by having the orders at issue revoked \u2013 an outcome that would seriously harm U.S. workers and businesses.\nFor years, Congress has relied upon this Commission to aggressively enforce our nation's trade laws. We believe that by doing so, you give American workers confidence that they are competing on a level playing field, and that our trade policy rewards hard work and innovation \u2013 not unfair trade. At a time of enormous challenges for the U.S. economy \u2013 and for U.S. manufacturers in particular \u2013 it is absolutely vital that the Commission strictly and strongly enforce our trade laws. We urge you to do so here, and to keep this critical relief in place.\nRespectfully submitted,\n\t\t\t\tTim Murphy\n\t\t\t\t\tChairman\n\t\t\t\t\tCongressional Steel Caucus\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPeter J. Visclosky\n\t\t\t\t\tVice Chairman\n\t\t\t\t\tCongressional Steel Caucus\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\u00a0\nSignatories:\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Murphy, Tim (R-PA)\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visclosky, Peter J.(D-IN)\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 McKinley, David (R-WV)\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jones, Walter (R-NC)\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rahall, Nick (D-WV)\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michaud, Michael (D-ME)\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH)\n8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loebsack, David (D-IA)\n9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Doyle, Mike (D-PA)\n10.\u00a0 Green, Gene (D-TX)\n11.\u00a0 Bachus, Spencer (R-AL)\n12.\u00a0 Johnson, Bill (R-OH)\n13.\u00a0 Enyart, Bill (D-IN)\n14.\u00a0 Bishop, Rob (R-UT)\n15.\u00a0 Sewell, Terri (D-AL)\n16.\u00a0 Stivers, Steve (R-OH)\n17.\u00a0 Lipinski, Dan (D-IN)\n18.\u00a0 Dingell, John (D-MI)\n19.\u00a0 Crawford, Rick (R-AR)\n20.\u00a0 Fortenberry, Jeff (R-NE)\n21.\u00a0 Butterfield, GK (D-NC)\n22.\u00a0 Brooks, Mo (R-AL)\n23.\u00a0 Gibbs, Bob (R-OH)\n24.\u00a0 Hudson, Richard (R-NC)\n25.\u00a0 Walberg, Tim (R-MI)\n26.\u00a0 Smith, Jason (R-MO)\n27.\u00a0 Schwartz, Allyson (D-PA)\n28.\u00a0 Wilson, Joe (R-SC)\n29.\u00a0 Graves, Sam (R-MO)\n30.\u00a0 Sanchez, Linda (D-CA)\n31.\u00a0 Ryan, Tim (D-OH)\n32.\u00a0 Harper, Gregg (R-MS)\n33.\u00a0 Shuster, Bill (R-PA)\n34.\u00a0 Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV)\n35.\u00a0 Rothfus, Keith (R-PA)\n36.\u00a0 Turner, Michael (R-OH)\n37.\u00a0 Clyburn, James (D-SC)\n38.\u00a0 Peters, Gary (D-MI)\n39.\u00a0 Stutzman, Marlin (R-IN)\n40.\u00a0 Pittenger, Robert (R-NC)\n41.\u00a0 Rokita, Todd (R-IN)\n42.\u00a0 McCollum, Betty (D-MN)\n43.\u00a0 Aderholt, Robert (R-AL)\n44.\u00a0 Hall, Ralph (R-TX)\n45.\u00a0 Rice, Tom (R-SC)\n46.\u00a0 Shimkus, John (R-IL)\n47.\u00a0 Fudge, Marcia (D-OH)\n48.\u00a0 Cohen, Steve (D-TN)\n49.\u00a0 Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL)\n50.\u00a0 Long, Billy (R-MO)  \n\t\u00a0\nClick here to view the letter.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://visclosky.house.gov/press-release/steel-caucus-sends-letter-urging-international-trade-commission-protect-domestic-steel"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8594109676778316, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}