Senate Finance leaders call out Section 232 exclusion process, push for improvements

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) have told the Commerce Department, despite modifications to the Section 232 product-exclusion process earlier this year, companies applying for immunity continue to be confused and disadvantaged. In September, Commerce released a revised interim rule that included several reforms to the steel and aluminum exclusion process called for by lawmakers and industry groups. But Hatch and Wyden claim those improvements, while a step in the right direction, have...