Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I respectfully disagree with the gentlewoman from West Virginia. This would not help American industry. I include in the Record statements from nine American stakeholders in the industry who relied on Commerce's regulations to make significant business and economic decisions. Re. Please Oppose Retroactive Duties and Protect American Clean Energy Jobs and Investment with a ``No'' Vote on the Auxin CRA (H.J. Res. 39/S.J. Res. 15) We are writing to respectfully ask that you oppose H.J. Res. 39/S.J. Res. 15. Enactment of this resolution would impose over $1 billion in retroactive duty liability, increase energy costs for consumers, cost thousands of American jobs, and hamstring efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year, a single company filed anti-circumvention petitions with the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The threat of duties ranging from 50 percent-250 percent on solar panels and cells from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia called for in the petitions abruptly froze solar supply chains. A significant number of domestic solar projects experienced cancellations or delays as a result. To address this disruption, after Commerce accepted the petitions and initiated a set of investigations, President Biden issued an emergency declaration that included a temporary 2-year pause on potential duties arising from the investigations. This pause allowed planned solar projects to move forward while the investigations proceeded.…”