Biden to triple tariffs on Chinese steel ahead of reelection bid

Washington — In response to mounting pressure from labor unions anxious about the impact of cheap Chinese exports on the U.S steel industry, President Joe Biden is poised to triple tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China.  “They're not competing. They're cheating,' Biden said Wednesday in remarks to the United Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “They're cheating. And we've seen the damage here in America.'  Pennsylvania is one of a few battleground states that could determine the success of the president's reelection bid against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.  “Under my prede
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