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>House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) said finalizing the tariffs was another example of Obama's resolve. >"Today's decision by the President to impose toug
by drak0n1c 8y ago
>House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) said finalizing the tariffs was another example of Obama's resolve.
>"Today's decision by the President to impose tough tariffs on Chinese solar imports is just the latest step by the Obama Administration to get tough on foreign companies who don't play by the rules," Hoyer said in a statement. "I applaud his move, which will help American manufacturers compete here at home and overseas."
2012: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/261363-us-hits-china-with-solar-tariffs http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/261363-us-hits-...
2014: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/business/energy-environment/-us-imposes-steep-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/business/energy-environme...
There's a pattern here of pervasive industry lobbying going back to Solyndra, for anyone claiming this is unusual.