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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today said that a robust domestic steel industry is vital to our national defense and security, echoing a report from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and partnering organizations that outlines the need for domestically-produced steel to “improve our military platforms, strengthen the nation’s industrial base and harden our vital homeland security infrastructure.”
Visclosky, who is the new Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, said, “To ensure that our national defense needs will be met, it is crucial that we have a robust and vibrant domestic steel industry. It is poor policy to rely on foreign steel for our national security – instead, we need a long-term investment in domestically-produced, high-quality and reliable steel that will serve and strengthen our national security interests.”
A copy of the report titled, “Steel and the National Defense” is available at www.steel.org. |
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