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Manchin Asks ITC to Reverse Itself on Tin Mill Imports

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is calling on the International Trade Commission to reverse its determination that tin mill imports don't harm the domestic steel industry. “My conversations in Weirton yesterday with local officials, Union members, and concerned citizens further proved…

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what we already knew to be true -- the ITC must reverse its catastrophic decision to favor illegally dumped and subsidized imports over the livelihoods of hardworking Americans,” Manchin said April 5. He said the decision directly caused the mill in Weirton to close, which put nearly 1,000 people out of work. He said the president should intervene. The ITC is supposed to make its decisions independent of political pressure.