Political Quotes

“I include in the Record a press release from President Biden's Department of Commerce that states the Department determined in December 2022, after a thorough investigation, that Chinese solar companies are circumventing U.S. tariffs on solar products. [From U.S. Department of Commerce, Dec. 2, 2022] Department of Commerce Issues Preliminary Determination of Circumvention Inquiries of Solar Cells and Modules Produced in China (Office of Public Affairs) Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its prelimiary determinations in the circumvention inquiries of solar cells and modules from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Commerce examined a complaint alleging that eight solar companies that manufacture solar cells and modules are manufactured the components in the PRC, then sending those cells and modules to Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam for minor processing before being exported to the United States. Such actions amount to an effort to evade the existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on solar cells and modules from the PRC. Today's preliminary determination underscores Commerce's commitment to holding the PRC accountable for its trade distorting actions, which undermine American industries. Under U.S.…”