Bush Got Tough by Raising Steel Tariffs
Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Bruce Bartlett's March 3 Commentary column, "On a slippery tariff slope," failed to address key points in the debate over the imposition of tariffs on steel imports. Mr. Bartlett says nothing about the violation of American trade laws by many of the nations facing increased tariffs. He attacks the president's decision from a political perspective, calling it the "greatest mistake of his presidency," and does not discuss the real issues.
First, the International Trade Commission (ITC) conducted an exhaustive investigation to determine if unfairly traded steel imports caused injury to the domestic steel industry. The commissioners' vote was …
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Article title: Bush Got Tough by Raising Steel Tariffs.
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Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC).
Publication date: March 14, 2002.
Page number: A16.
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