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<div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">“In aluminum, the Biden </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">administration reached a parallel arrangement with the EU that ensures
the U.S. has the capacity to meet its critical needs and allows for limited amounts of downstream
products.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">“</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">As we look to the future of our industries and jobs, it will be vital to rein in global overcapacity,
stemming largely from </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">Chinese Communist Party’s state</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">-led trade practices. Engaging with our
allies is a necessary step in this process, and this arrangement offers a path forward toward
working together to address this larger concern.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">“</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">Combatting climate change will also require coordinating with our partners. Both the U.S. and
European industries have demonstrated a commitment to reducing the carbon intensity of their
products, and working together will ultimately provide results for workers and our environment.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">“We appreciate Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative
</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">Katherine Tai and their respective staffs</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">’ </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">active consultation with the USW and domestic
industry during the negotiating process.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">“Any trade agreement requires constant attention to implementation, monitoring and
</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">enforcement, and we applaud the administration</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">’s efforts to actively work toward a long</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">-term
solution. We know that they will continue to be real partners in ensuring that this arrangement
</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">and all our trade agreements prioritize our nation’s </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">safety </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">and our members’ jobs</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">“This arrangement shows President Biden’s strong commitment to the Steelworkers and
</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">American workers.</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'" class="">”
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'TimesNewRomanPS'; font-style: italic" class="">The USW represents 850,000 workers employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber,
chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries, along with a growing number
of workers in health care, public sector, higher education, tech and service occupations.
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Arthur Stamoulis<br class="">Citizens Trade Campaign<br class="">(202) 494-8826<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">
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