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Commerce reports outline options for tariffs and quotas on steel and aluminum imports

February 16, 2018 at 5:28 PM
Imports of steel and aluminum are weakening national security and should be curtailed by tariffs or quotas, the Commerce Department said on Friday, outlining a range of options it delivered to President Trump last month. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, in releasing the long-awaited reports on the Section 232 investigations , said he hoped the remedies they recommend would boost both industries -- and that they would spark other countries to take steps to stem a global overcapacity problem in both...


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