congressional_record: CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2311-2
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| CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2311-2 | 1998-11-12 | 105 | 2 | 144 | REGARDING STEEL IMPORTS | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | ALLOTHER | E2311 | E2311 | [{"name": "Louis Stokes", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "105", "type": "HRES", "number": "598"}] | 144 Cong. Rec. E2311 | Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998) [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2311] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REGARDING STEEL IMPORTS ______ HON. LOUIS STOKES of ohio in the house of representatives Thursday, October 15, 1998 Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 598, the resolution calling on the President to take all necessary steps to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions for other purposes. I commend my Ohio colleague, Representative James Traficant, Jr., for introducing this resolution that calls for the President of the United States to impose a one year ban on steel imports from Japan, Russia, and Brazil. During the 1980's, there were massive layoffs in Ohio that I will never forget. There were two steel mills that had gone bankrupt in Warren County, Ohio. Companies that depended on steel dollars filed for bankruptcy. Our tax base was eroded. Ohio had to cut back on vital city and council services. My State, Ohio and the United States as a whole suffered dramatically from 1980 to 1992. The U.S. steel industry's workforce was cut by 57 percent, eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs as 450 facilities were closed. Ohio's residents have made extraordinary and painful sacrifices, losing hundreds of thousands of jobs. But out of this, the American steel industry was rebuilt into the most efficient and productive, and the most competitive in the world. Unfortunately, the dire situation of well over a decade ago is happening again. Newspapers across Ohio carry articles about layoffs at various steel plants. As a nation, we cannot afford to remain silent. In Cleveland, coils of imported steel are stacked high in every direction. These thousands of coils, as well as the warehouses that are full of imported steel throughout Ohio are just one indication of the surge of imports hitting our shores in recent months. This caused spot prices to fall to levels that we have not seen since the mid 1980's. Mr. Speaker, the Congress must call on the President to pursue vigorous enforcement of United States trade laws relating to unfair trade practices especially with respect to the significant increase of steel imports into the United States. There is a great need for the President to pursue consultations with officials of Japan, Korea, the European Union, and other nations that may play an important part in eliminating import barriers that affect steel mill products. It is very clear that we must take action to preserve U.S. jobs in the vital sector. Mr. Speaker, vote ``yes'' on H. Res. 598. ____________________ |