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Henry Waxman: “Reclaiming my time, I did understand you to say that, and I just can't think of that as a credible statement because…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2011
Reclaiming my time, I did understand you to say that, and I just can't think of that as a credible statement because we've already had a drop of nearly 50 percent since 2006 of cement in the United States. That didn't mean we brought in more from China. In fact, our demand, our imports from anywhere else declined by more than 80 percent. {time} 1600 So it's not a question of we're going to have to come from China; we just don't have the demand. I think we should take the cement industry at their word, when the Portland Cement Association tells us the cost of shipping cement prohibits profitable distribution over long distances. We can continue with our own industry and still meet these health-based standards. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California
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Oct 5, 2011

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