Dear Friend,

I’m thrilled to say my bipartisan bill, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act, passed the House unanimously Monday evening.

For decades, China has found ways around our trade laws to undercut American workers and businesses, and our enforcement hasn’t kept up.

The Select Committee on China uncovered trade fraud by Chinese auto manufacturer Qingdao Sunsong. Sunsong was routing products through another country to evade U.S. duties and brought unfair competition to the marketplace. 

And who paid the price? An American company based in Illinois ended up laying off a quarter of its workforce. That’s what we’re talking about when we say trade crime: an American company plays by the rules, someone else lies and cheats their way around them, and American workers pay the price and lose their jobs.

Right now, the Justice Department simply doesn’t have the tools it needs to effectively investigate and prosecute the sheer volume of these cases. My bill changes that by strengthening enforcement and ensuring there are real consequences for those who violate our laws.

American workers have paid the price for China’s trade abuses for decades. It’s time for China to face the consequences.

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There should be nothing partisan about protecting American workers and manufacturing. I’m especially proud this passed the House unanimously with such broad support — not only from Republicans and Democrats, but from groups like the AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, and manufacturers across the country. 

As I like to say, good things happen when we work together. I’ll keep working across the aisle to deliver results for Iowans.

Sincerely,

Cutting Red Tape & Delivering Results for Iowans

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