Sen. Brown urges Commerce to revise proposed rule to waive solar tariffs
Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is pressing the Commerce Department to revisit a proposed rule that could waive antidumping and countervailing duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia for up to two years -- warning the rule, as drafted, could undermine the department’s enforcement of U.S. trade remedy laws. Commerce issued the proposed rule last month, pursuant to a June proclamation by President Biden declaring an emergency need to ensure sufficient supply of solar panels. The rule...