Citing steel surges, Brown and Portman call on Ross to take action in 232 case

Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown (D) and Rob Portman (R) are urging Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to take action in an ongoing Section 232 investigation “as quickly as possible” to stem what they say is an onslaught of steel imports. “Steel imports continue to flood into the U.S. as a result of unchecked steel overcapacity in China and other countries,” the senators wrote in a Sept. 15 letter. “In the first six months of this year, steel imports increased 25 percent...