Minnesota Officials Urge White House to Act Quickly on Steel Dumping
12/23/2015 - Steel industry executives, legislators and laid-off union miners in Minnesota’s Iron Range told the White House chief of staff that quick and decisive action is needed to stop what they called the national steel-dumping crisis.
During a meeting 22 December, Chief of Staff Denis McDonough heard from more than 50 people, including U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, who told him that action is urgently needed to keep unfairly traded foreign steel out of the country, according to the Duluth News Tribune newspaper.
McDonough told the newspaper that he intended to carry the sense of urgency back to the president.
Competition from low-cost imports are impacting the U.S. steel industry, and, in turn, the iron ore producers on the Iron Range.
According to the newspaper, more than half of the region's major mining operations have shut down.
McDonough told the newspaper that he intended to carry the sense of urgency back to the president.
Competition from low-cost imports are impacting the U.S. steel industry, and, in turn, the iron ore producers on the Iron Range.
According to the newspaper, more than half of the region's major mining operations have shut down.
