{"id":2223955,"date":"2024-04-18T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-vows-to-protect-u-s-steel-industry\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:19:14","slug":"biden-vows-to-protect-u-s-steel-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-vows-to-protect-u-s-steel-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden pledges to safeguard American steel sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-vows-to-protect-u-s-steel-industry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2223955&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 President Joe Biden wants to triple tariff rates on Chinese steel and aluminum if investigators confirm allegations of the country\u2019s unfair trade practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe backbone of America has a steel spine,\u201d he said Wednesday during a visit to the United Steelworkers union headquarters in Pittsburgh. \u201cIt really does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden wants the U.S. Trade Representative to increase the 7.5% rate as federal regulators raise the alarm about China\u2019s subsidized steel exports that flood the market with cheaper, lower-quality materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not competing, they\u2019re cheating,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we\u2019ve seen the damage here in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the final stop on Biden\u2019s three-day tour across Pennsylvania \u2013 his native state and a key battleground in the presidential election, where labor unions wield political influence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to be the most pro-union president in American history,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWhere I was raised, it ain\u2019t labor, it\u2019s unions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, the United Steelworkers praised the president for speaking out against a $14.9 billion offer from a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_c5a07e0c-f128-11ee-a49e-ef811cbcbf90.html\">Japanese company to buy U.S. Steel<\/a><\/strong>, based in Pittsburgh roughly one mile from the union\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should remain a totally American company,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAmerican owned, American operated, by American union steelworkers, the best in the world. And that\u2019s going to happen, I promise you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden aims to triple tariff rates on Chinese steel and aluminum pending confirmation of unfair trade practices. Speaking at the United Steelworkers union headquarters, Biden emphasized the importance of the steel industry to American strength. 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