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Fisher urges Obama to act on China tire issue
U.S. Senate candidate and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher Wednesday, Sept. 9, wrote President Barack Obama to urge him to place a 55 percent tariff on Chinese tires, a recommendation made by the International Trade Commission.
A Washington Post story Tuesday talked of how Obama would face a decision on whether or not to follow the ITC’s recommendation on Chinese tires. Fisher said doing so would “send a strong signal” to Chinese manufacturers that “we will no longer stand idly by as they flout international trade agreements and damage American industries.
“Let me be clear: I am not a protectionist and I believe that we must participate fully in the global economy,” he wrote. “But as we ask our workers- the most skilled in the world-to compete with foreign manufacturers, we must provide a level playing field for them.”
Fisher referred in his letter to the Denman Tire Company in Leavittsburg, Ohio and Cooper Tire and Rubber in Findlay, which would both be impacted by the decision. Between them, they employ 1,370.
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By bobby
September 14, 2009 9:09 AM | Link to this
The Chinese are now retaliating with trade restrictions of their own. Lee Fisher does not have the vision to lead,as he didn’t see the obvious outcome of this action.By Ethel S
September 9, 2009 7:03 PM | Link to this
This tax and spend Dem Congress and Administration are getting out of control. Why the next thing you know is that BO will want to tax soft drinks? Will there be anything left that will not be taxed when the Dems are done because they have spent so much money and now they wil have to come up with some BIG BUCKS. Yes, we, the taxpayers and the next three generations will be paying for BO’s generosity to his supporters.By bobby
September 9, 2009 4:09 PM | Link to this
Lee Fisher is the marionette and the unions pull the strings. Does he really belive the Chinese are to be bullied by a tariff.They are carring a trillion dollars of US debt. This economic genius and political grandstander wants to be our Senator. I will not be voting for him