US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for Ohio Sherrod Brown
TOLEDO, OH – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and local UAW leaders in Toledo called on the Biden Administration to take immediate steps to prevent China from undermining U.S. manufacturing by routing goods, including cars and trucks, through Mexico to evade U.S. tariffs and other trade enforcement. China is actively avoiding U.S. tariffs by moving its manufacturing to Mexico.
“Few understand better than Ohio workers what bad trade policy does to our workers, our industries and our communities. We cannot allow China to undermine American manufacturers by sending cars into the U.S. through Mexico,” said Brown. “I will keep pushing the administration to take action now to stop China’s cheating and protect Ohio auto workers.”
“We have a saying in the UAW. We support those who support us. Senator Sherrod Brown is supporting us against the dumping of millions of Chinese autos into the United States. China is looking to use Mexico as a trojan horse to help facilitate the devastation of American and Ohio jobs,” said Tony Totty, UAW Local 14, President.
“I have worked at General Motors for 39 years, I’m closer to the end of my career than the beginning. This new threat could be just as devastating as the one my generation faced with NAFTA. We are fortunate to have Senator Sherrod Brown leading the charge to stop this invasion of cheap, subsidized vehicles from China to infiltrate our markets and put us out of our jobs,” said Rhoni Clark, UAW Local 14, Recording Secretary.
Brown is leading the push for the Biden administration to ensure the goods that China produces in Mexico do not qualify for duty-free entry into the U.S. and to increase tariffs on Mexican steel imports.