The case for and against 232 action on steel: Three principal positions

Nearly 1,600 pages of recorded responses – delivered in one package by the Commerce Department last week – frame the issue of whether steel imports threaten U.S. national security and, if so, what steps the Trump administration should take under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The comments offer lots of shades and variations, and three primary themes: “We are … extremely concerned about the notion of seeking to remedy unfair trade or global overcapacity through an...