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Tony Thurmond: I rise today to introduce thirty-eight bills which will suspend the duties imposed on certain chemicals that are…

On the recordApril 26, 2002
I rise today to introduce thirty-eight bills which will suspend the duties imposed on certain chemicals that are important components for a wide array of commercial applications. Currently, these chemicals are imported for use in the United States because there are no known domestic producers or readily available substitutes. Therefore, suspending the duties on these chemicals would not adversely affect domestic industries. These bills would temporarily suspend the duty on the following: Reduced Vat Blue 43; Sulfur Black 1; Mono Octyl Malionate; Crotonic Acid; Fluorobenzene; Meta-Chlorobenzaldehyde; 2,6,Dichlorotoluene; 4-Bromo-2-Fluoroacetanilide; Propiophenone; Methoxy Acetic Acid; Aryl Phosphonite; Ethanediamide,--(2-Ethoxyphenyl)-N'-(4-Isodecylphenyl)-3,6,9- Trioxaundecanedioic Acid; Oxalic Anilide; NeoHeliopan MA (Menthyl Anthranilate); Alliant (Allyl Isosulfocyante); Frescolate (5-Methyl-2-(Methylethyl)cyclohexyl Alpha- hydroxypropanoate); Phenyl Propyl Alcohol (Benxyl Ethyl Alcohol); Benzyl Cinnamate (Benzyl Beta Phenylacrylate); Methyl Cinnamate (Methyl-3-Phenylpropenoate); Methyl Acetophenone-para (Melilot); Trimethyl Cyclo Hexanol (1-Methyl-3,3-Dimethylcyclohexanol-5); Acetanisole (Anisyl Methyl Ketone); Majantol (2,2-Dimethyl-3-(3-Methylphenyl)Proponal); Agrumex (O-T-Butyl Cyclohexanol); Globanone (Cyclohexadec-8-EN-1-One) (CHD); Benzyl Acetone (Methyl-Phenylethyl Ketone); Sodium Methylate Powder (NA Methylate Powder); NeoHeliopan Hydro (2-Phenylbenz…
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Tony Thurmond
California

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Introducing bills to suspend duties on certain imported chemicals for commercial applications.

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