U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) is among a group of eight U.S. representatives who sent a letter to President Donald Trump, urging the administration to invest in domestic manufacturing and steelmaking.
“Under your administration, you have the opportunity to invest in steel facilities across the country and guide existing administrative supports to grow American production capacity, boost efficiencies, and create lasting American jobs making an essential product on which our national security relies,” the letter said. “We also urge you to take full advantage of the many opportunities to incentivize the purchase of American steel by automakers, infrastructure contractors, and energy companies, ensuring that our country’s future is once again made in America. Your goal of 80 percent American steel and aluminum capacity utilization is right and patriotic. The right way to achieve it is through support for new and innovative American metals production, as well as new and innovative American energy and automotive production, rather than allowing more mills and smelters to idle and close.”
The lawmakers expressed concern regarding tariffs placed on Canada, a nation with which the United States has balanced trade in manufactured goods and with whom trade boosts economic growth on both sides of the border.