September 19, 2024
Continuing his work to confront the risks of transfers of American national security technology and know-how to hostile countries like the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Senator Casey secured
the inclusion of key provisions from his legislation
to screen critical U.S. investments in countries of concern in the Senate’s National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
August 30, 2024
Senator Brown, Senator Casey, and Senator Fetterman wrote to the Biden Administration calling for a reduction in the current import quota for Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) in order to reflect lower demand and protect Pennsylvania and Ohio workers.
July 10, 2024
Following pressure from Senator Casey, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the U.S. reached an agreement with Mexico to prevent the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and other countries from illegally dumping steel into the U.S. market, which threatens the jobs of steelworkers in Pennsylvania and the Nation. Senator Casey pushed the Biden Administration to stop the unsustainable increase in Mexican steel imports since last year and introduced the Stop Mexico’s Steel Surge Act, which gave the USTR leverage to stipulate additional requirements for steel products imported from Mexico.
June 26, 2024
Senator Casey, Senator Fetterman, and Senator Brown wrote to Treasury Secretary Yellen, Commerce Secretary Raimondo, and U.S. Trade Representative Tai urging them to reject Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel. The letter emphasized Nippon Steel’s history of dumping steel products in the U.S. to undermine the domestic steel industry.
June 14, 2024
Senator Casey urged U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to clarify guidance for clean energy bonus tax credit to ensure that all of Pennsylvania energy communities rightfully benefit from the bonus tax credit.
May 24, 2024
Continuing his push to make the hydrogen tax credit work for Pennsylvania energy workers, Senator Casey sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to expand the array of hydrogen sources that are eligible for a tax credit so that more Pennsylvania businesses can compete to be the energy leaders of tomorrow.
May 14, 2024
After Senator Casey repeatedly urged the Biden Administration to maintain and increase tariffs to combat Chinese Community Party’s unfair, anticompetitive trade practices, the Administration announced it would raise Section 301 tariffs on 12 key sectors including steel and aluminum, semiconductors, and batteries from China.
May 8, 2024
Senator Casey joined
two of his colleagues to introduce the United
States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act to protect American
call center jobs from being outsourced overseas and to protect the data of
American consumers. This legislation would penalize companies that outsource
call centers overseas by withholding federal grants and contracts.
May 3, 2024
Senator Casey and
Senator Rick Scott led a
bipartisan letter to the CEO of NASDAQ, concerning NASDAQ’s troubling decision
to continue listing Hesai
Technology Co, a Chinese Military Company, thus allowing it to raise capital
from US and international investors. The four senators signing the letter urged
NASDAQ to delist the company.
May 1, 2024
Senator Casey joined
6 other senators in sending a letter to President Biden and US Trade
Representative Tai calling for the President to maintain Section 301 tariffs on
China that protect American steel jobs and punish anti-competitive trade
practices.
April 19, 2024
Senator Casey joined
six other Senators in sending a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging him
expeditiously nominate qualified individuals to the United States International
Trade Commission (ITC) so that a fully-staffed ITC can protect American workers
and businesses.
April 17, 2024
Senator Casey and Senator Baldwin announced they successfully pushed the Biden Administration to investigate unfair
trade practices by the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) that undercut American shipbuilding, threaten our national security, and
hurt American workers. Previously, Senators Casey and Baldwin led their colleagues in
support of the United Steelworkers’ (USW) effort to press the Biden
Administration to initiate a full investigation into the PRC’s unfair trade
practices in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors.
April 12, 2024
Senator Casey joined 12 other senators in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Commerce Raimondo in support of the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition filed by the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition in response to unfair trade practices in the aluminum extrusions market by China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
April 4, 2024
Senator Casey successfully
pushed the US Department of Energy to
listen to concerns of Pennsylvania energy workers and
to change its electricity transformer the
rule to prioritize an American-made supply chain. The rule change protected the
jobs of 1,200 Butler County workers at the last domestic grain oriented
electrical steel plant—a critical input for our
electricity grid and other energy technologies.
January 19, 2024
Senator Casey joined
with 11 of his senate colleagues to introduce The Distribution Transformer
Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024, which would set
realistic energy efficiency standards that would not compromise American steel
production.
December 22, 2023
Senator Casey questioned the Biden Administration’s proposed rule for the 45V hydrogen production tax credit, warning that the rule “may cut out of the equation Pennsylvania workers and businesses that are ready and willing to lead the way on hydrogen power.”
December 13, 2023
Senator Casey and thirteen of his Senate colleagues wrote a bipartisan letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan urging him and the Biden Administration to take action to stop an unsustainable increase in Mexican steel imports.
December 5, 2023
Senator Casey wrote an op-ed blasting House Speaker Johnson’s decision to block his and Senator Cornyn’s bipartisan Outbound Investment Transparency Act, which previously passed the Senate on a 91-6 vote. Senator Casey wrote, “While efforts to address outbound investment in China have bipartisan support in the House, a small but influential faction of the House Republican Caucus has decided to object to our legislation at the 11th hour. It appears that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) are stopping our bill from being passed as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act. […] If Johnson continues to stand in the way of this bipartisan legislation, he’ll be aligning himself with President Xi Jinping, and against the interests of the American people.”
November 27, 2023
Senator Casey announced $20 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for Pittsburgh-based CorePower Magnetics to build an advanced metals and component manufacturing facility. The funding will help CorePower Magnetics retrofit a former coal fired power plant to create a domestic manufacturing facility with 10,000 tons of capacity for amorphous metals and magnetic component production.
November 27, 2023
Senator Casey announced $5.8 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for Alpen High-Performance Products’ (HPP) multi-state project to build the first automated triple- and quadruple-paned insulated glass operation in North America.
November 21, 2023
Senator Casey and Senator Brown sent a letter to President Biden sharing their serious concerns about potential reductions of Section 232 and 301 tariffs previously imposed on China on national security grounds.
November 9, 2023
Senator Casey and Senator Scott (FL) introduced their bipartisan Disclosing Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act to provide transparency when U.S. hedge funds and private equity firms invest Americans’ savings and pensions in countries of concern like China and Russia.
November 8, 2023
Senator Casey voted against a resolution to effectively remove Buy American standards for electric vehicle (EV) chargers and force the United States to continue relying on China for products critical to the next generation of clean vehicle infrastructure.
November 3, 2023
Senator Casey and four of his senate colleagues sent a letter to Biden Administration officials urging them to correct the Department of the Treasury’s guidance on an Inflation Reduction Act program that would undercut American manufacturers and workers. The senators called on the Treasury to reexamine their guidance for the IRA’s Domestic Content Bonus Credit to ensure that steel and iron in solar electricity generation projects are produced in the United States.
October 23, 2023
Senator Casey announced a $400,000 Tech Hub planning grant funded by the CHIPS and Science Act to further develop the manufacturing sector in North Central Pennsylvania. The grant will help to position North Central Pennsylvania as a leader in the pressed materials industry, a critical part of the in-demand electric vehicle sector.
October 23, 2023
Senator Casey announced that Southeastern Pennsylvania was selected as Regional Technology and Innovation Hub for life sciences. Created by the CHIPS and Science Act, the Tech Hubs program is an economic development initiative aimed at accelerating growth in technology sectors, and the high-paying jobs that come with it, in cities and communities across the country. Prior to the announcement, Senator Casey wrote a letter of support of Ben Franklin Technology Partners Tech Hub’s application and hosted U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for a visit to Philadelphia to showcase the strength of the region’s biotechnology sector.
October 13, 2023
Senator Casey announced that the Department of Energy awarded up to $925 million to develop a hydrogen hub spanning four Appalachian states including Pennsylvania. The award was funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
October 13, 2023
Senator Casey announced the Department of Energy awarded up to $750 million to develop a hydrogen hub in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. In April 2023, Senator Casey wrote to Secretary Granholm, urging her to select the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub application for a hydrogen hub program under the bipartisan infrastructure law.
October 10, 2023
Senator Casey announced $10 million for Pittsburgh-based Catalyst Connection to support small manufacturers in the region expand and succeed in the clean energy and green technology sectors.
August 31, 2023
Senator Casey announced that the U.S. Department of Energy made a conditional commitment for a $398.6 million loan to Eos Energy Enterprises to support the construction and production of next-generation American-made battery systems at their facility in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. Eos cited Senator Casey’s work that secured a domestic content tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act as playing a role in their scaling up production of Eos Z3™ zinc-bromine batteries using primarily domestically sourced materials using this loan.
August 9, 2023
Senator Casey praised President Biden’s signing of an executive order to set up an outbound investment screening process. This executive order came about after a long campaign by Senator Casey urging its enactment. In September 2022, Senator Casey led a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging him to sign an executive order to establish oversight over outbound investments in foreign adversaries like China. In December 2022, Senator Casey secured funding for the Commerce and Treasury departments to set up an outbound investment screening by executive order.
July 25, 2023
Senator Casey and Senator Cornyn announced Senate passage of their Outbound Investment Transparency Act, which would give the U.S. visibility into vulnerabilities and risks posed when the Chinese government has access to American technology and know-how in national security sectors. The Senate attached the bill the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 91-6.
June 30, 2023
Senator Casey delivered
a speech in Pittsburgh laying out his vision for “Countering Chinese Influence
by Investing in American Workers and Manufacturing.” In the speech, Senator
Casey argued that the U.S. has the ability to take control of its economic
future by investing in American workers and communities, revitalizing domestic
manufacturing and industry, and combatting the growing threat posed by the Chinese
Communist Party’s economic aggression.
June 1, 2023
Senator Casey joined 47 of his Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Energy Granholm opposing a proposed rule on energy transformers that would jeopardize the jobs of 1,200 workers in Butler County.
May 31, 2023
Senator Casey and Senator Baldwin introduced legislation to include American-manufactured motorcycles among the vehicles eligible for the clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. The Electric Motorcycle Parity Act would help millions of motorcycle drivers afford American-made, environmentally-friendly motorcycles and strengthen American manufacturing and create jobs while protecting our environment for generations to come.
May 18, 2023
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine tax credits that Senator Casey fought to include in the Inflation Reduction Act that will incentivize the creation of good-paying jobs and investment in energy communities—areas with economies that are or have been dependent on coal, oil, and natural gas. Senator Casey invited Patty Horvatich of Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, an affiliate of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, to testify on how these tax credits are already driving new businesses to Southwestern Pennsylvania.
May 12, 2023
Senator Casey applauded the U.S. Department of Treasury guidance of tax credits for companies to build American-made clean energy facilities. The guidance implemented a Casey-led provision of the Inflation Reduction Act that gives companies a “domestic content” bonus credit for using American steel, iron, and manufactured goods in new clean energy projects.
April 14, 2023
Senator Casey sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Raimondo, urging swift implementation of the Tech Hubs program, created by the CHIPS and Science Act, and made the case for why Pennsylvania is an ideal location for a Tech Hub.
March 29, 2023
Senators Casey, Fetterman, Baldwin, and Brown sent
a letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen to prioritize American manufacturing and
workers in the implementation of the clean energy tax credits passed in the Inflation
Reduction Act (IRA). The Senators argued that tax credits will give
American workers a competitive advantage against Chinese manufacturers who are
racing to own the clean energy manufacturing market. When the Administration subsequently
released its guidelines, Senator Casey said,
“with the release of this guidance, companies will see that it pays to use
American steel, iron, and other goods in their manufacturing processes. When we
prioritize American workers and American products, we not only bolster our
economy and supply chains, we outcompete countries like China.”
March 3, 2023
Senator Casey wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Raimondo, advocating for Pennsylvania as an optimal destination for semiconductor investments made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act.
March 2, 2023
Senator Casey and Senator Brown sent a letter to President Biden urging him to rescind the suspension of market-balancing tariffs on Chinese solar product importers in four southeast Asian countries to level the playing field for American manufacturers and workers and give them the opportunity to better compete in the global economy. After the Biden Administration declined to do so, Senator Casey voted for legislation to rescind the tariff suspension.
September 29, 2022
Senator Casey testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee in support of safeguarding U.S. supply chains and national security by screening U.S. companies’ outbound investments in adversarial countries. In his testimony, Senator Casey highlighted the massive investments U.S. businesses are making in high-tech companies with ties to the Chinese government and warned of the potential risks if the United States continues to allow bad actors to play a vital role in our national and economic security interests.
August 7, 2022
Senator Casey voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which included Senator Casey’s amendments that require some clean energy projects to meet strict domestic content standards to receive tax credits. Further, the Inflation Reduction Act included a 10% bonus tax credit for all clean energy projects meeting domestic content standards.
July 27, 2022
The Senate passed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to invest in American technology, innovation, and manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. Senator Casey voted for the law and said that “when we lift up American workers, we can outcompete anyone in the world.”
April 1, 2022
Senator Casey and Senator Heinrich introduced the First Three Act to spark critical innovation and investments in domestic industrial decarbonization technologies, ensuring the U.S. is on the path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting the global competitiveness of American industry.
February 9, 2022
Senators Casey, Portman, and Senator Brown wrote to Commerce Secretary Raimondo and US Trade Representative Tai urging them to take action to protect the United States only remaining manufacturer of grain-oriented electrical steel.
January 28, 2022
After the US International Trade Commission
issued a report Senator Casey and Senator Cornyn requested on censorship by
foreign governments, Senator Casey said,
“USITC report shows that the Chinese government’s increasingly aggressive
censorship practices hurt our ability to invest in international markets, which
ultimately hurts our workers. The United States has a responsibility to fight
back against digital authoritarianism.”
November 15, 2021
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law and contained multiple provisions secured by Senator Casey. The bill contained funding for the first-ever national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, including $171 million for Pennsylvania to expand its EV charging network and lead efforts to address the climate crisis and support American manufacturing jobs.
November 1, 2021
Senator Casey praised the agreement between the US and European Union on steel and aluminum tariffs, stating that “this agreement will protect our national security and economic interests, close loopholes that have enabled China to game the global trade system and level the global playing field by taking into account American efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of steel production.”
October 7, 2021
Senator Casey joined seven of his senate colleagues to introduce the American Energy Worker Opportunity Act, which would provide critical resources and training opportunities to assist and empower workers whose jobs are affected by the energy industry’s move toward renewable sources.
September 13, 2021
Senators Casey, Brown, and Warren announced
the reintroduction of the Market Economy Sourcing Act to reduce the
United States’ dependency on foreign supply chains and non-market economies.
September 10, 2021
Senators Casey, Brown, and Warren wrote a letter to US Trade Representative Tai urging her “incorporate supplemental rules of origin related to content from non-market economies, like China, in addition to strong rules of origin” in her office’s “top-to-bottom” review of the United States’ China trade policy.
August 6, 2021
Senators Casey, Brown, and Cassidy filed
a bipartisan amendment to the infrastructure bill to protect US steel workers
at Cleveland Cliffs whose electrical steel is being undercut by Russia and
China.
May 24, 2021
Senator Casey and Senator Cornyn introduced
their National Critical Capabilities Defense Act as an amendment to the United
States Innovation and Competition Act, which would require disclosure and
review of proposed offshoring critical supply chains and capabilities to
foreign adversaries.
April 30, 2021
At the Economic Policy Institute, Senator Casey gave a speech entitled “Promoting a New China Policy that Invests in America.”
December 23, 2020
Senator Casey and Senator Cortez Masto co-authored a blog post for the Council on Foreign Relations on women’s economic empowerment in trade.
June 18, 2020
Senator Casey and Senator Cortez Masto introduced the Women’s Economic Empowerment in Trade Act to ensure the rights of women are incorporated as required standards for the Generalized System of Preferences.
June 18, 2020
Senator Casey introduced the Market Economy Sourcing Act, which would ensure future trade agreements prevent free-riding from non-market economies (NMEs), like China.
January 16, 2020
Senator Casey voted
for the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and said that “it represents
progress from the status quo” and that “the initial version negotiated by the
Trump Administration was a corporate trade deal and completely unacceptable.
Democrats in Congress made substantial improvements in enforcement and other
areas, like allowing workers to bring cases against firms that violate their
rights.”
June 27, 2019
Senator Casey and six other senators wrote
to President Trump “to express concern about reports that your administration
is delaying the imposition of targeted sanctions against Chinese officials
involved in human rights abuses against the Uyghur and central Asian Muslim
population in Xinjiang in order to allow for the conclusion of bilateral trade
negotiations.”
May 16, 2018
Senator Casey and 31 other senators wrote to President Trump in opposition to the President’s announcement that he directed the Department of Commerce to look at easing penalties imposed on China-based company ZTE for violations that included selling sensitive U.S. technologies to Iran and North Korea in violation of US sanctions laws.
March 22, 2023
Senator Casey praised the Trump Administration’s announcement concerning new trade enforcement efforts against China and urged to the Administration to build on it as part of a comprehensive strategy to address China’s unfair trade practices.
March 8, 2018
Senators Casey, Portman, and Brown wrote to President Trump expressing concerns that the Administration’s proposed remedy for steel “is incomplete when it comes to electrical steel.”
March 1, 2018
Senator Casey commended
the Trump Administration for taking action to impose steel tariffs to protect
steelworkers from countries, like China, that cheat on trade, though he noted
the actions took “the Administration far too long.”
February 16, 2018
Senator Casey and Senator Wyden held
a field hearing of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade
in Monaca, Pennsylvania to discuss ongoing efforts to safeguard America’s
industrial base.
December 15, 2017
In a letter to President Trump, Senator Casey
and four other senators blasted
the 2017 tax bill for incentivizing companies to outsource jobs.
November 9, 2017
After President Trump said in Beijing that he did not blame China for its unfair trade practices, Senator Casey said, “our nation sure as hell should blame China for their trade cheating,” and urged President Trump to stop delaying the Commerce Department’s efforts to address trade cheating by China.
October 30, 2017
Senator Casey praised
Commerce Secretary Ross’ announcement that the Department of Commerce would
begin an antidumping investigation into practices by China, Italy, and Taiwan
and a countervailing duty investigation into alleged unfair Chinese subsidies.
October 23, 2017
Senator Casey and eight other senators wrote
to President Trump and Commerce Secretary Ross urging them to focus on quickly
leveling the playing field for steel and aluminum workers rather than tax cuts
for the wealthiest.
May 18, 2017
Senator Casey praised
the Trump Administration’s notice to Congress that it would be renegotiating
NAFTA.
April 20, 2017
Senator Casey said
he appreciated the Trump Administration heeding his calls to address steel
dumping.
April 5, 2017
Prior to President Trump’s meeting with Chinese
President Xi, Senator Casey and 11 other senators wrote
to President Trump urging him to take meaningful action to confront China’s
actions distorting the global steel and aluminum markets, its lack of a market
economy, its currency manipulation, and industrial espionage. After the summit,
Senator Casey called
out President Trump for being “all talk and no action when it comes to
China’s cheating on trade.”
March 31, 2017
Senator Casey supported President Trump’s
executive orders on trade and called
on him to follow through on his promises to crack down on countries, like
China, that cheat and renegotiating bad trade deals.
January 23, 2017
Senator Casey backed
President Trump’s executive order to remove the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
and his steps to renegotiate NAFTA.
January 17, 2017
In a meeting with Vice President-elect Pence, Senator
Casey “encouraged
Vice President-elect Pence to move forward with President-elect Trump’s stated
desire to crackdown on countries that cheat on trade” and called on the Trump
Administration to take “swift action” to “ensure that all countries are playing
by the rules when it comes to trade.”
May 11, 2015
Senator Casey and thirteen other senators sent
a letter to US Trade Representative Froman calling for all participating
countries to complete implementation of strong labor standards before allowing
the Trans-Pacific Partnership to go into effect.
April 16, 2015
Senator Casey said
that a recently announced agreement on Trade Promotion Authority legislation
would “pave the way for another NAFTA-style deal that costs jobs and hurts
Pennsylvania’s economy.” After committee markup of the legislation, he reiterated
his opposition.
March 18, 2015
Senator Casey called
for the FDA to implement a federal standard of identity for honey to address
honey smuggling by China. Previously, Senator Casey secured passage of
legislative language that led
to a 2015 report on this practice, called “honey laundering,” a scheme that
undercuts Pennsylvania’s honey industry and brings potentially unsafe
substances into the country. In 2011, Senator Casey called
on US Customs and Border Protection to crackdown on China’s practice of
illegally smuggling honey into the United States.
January 13, 2015
Senator Casey joined a bipartisan group of his senate colleagues to introduce legislation to repeal the medical device tax, noting that the tax “presents significant challenges for businesses in Pennsylvania who innovate and create jobs.” The tax would eventually be repealed as part of the FY 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
September 16, 2014
Senator Casey joined
30 other senators in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Pritzker,
supporting the Department of Commerce’s decision to initiate investigations
into Chinese tire imports.
July 9, 2014
Senators Casey and Schumer sent
a letter to Treasury Secretary Lew warning that the Obama Administration’s
trade agenda would be in jeopardy without meaning results on China’s currency
manipulation.
May 19, 2014
Senator Casey expressed
outrage over China’s hacking of Pennsylvania companies to steal trade
secrets.
May 1, 2014
Senator Casey and eight other senators sent
a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and US Trade Representative Froman calling
on them to secure immediate duty elimination of Japan’s tariff on American
grape juice concentrate.
April 4, 2014
In a letter Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and US
Trade Representative Froman, Senator Casey and a bipartisan group of Senators called
on the Obama Administration to reject attempts by the European Union to block
US meat producers from using and exporting products commonly held meat names
that have European origins like ‘bologna,’ ‘bratwurst’ or ‘black forest ham’
during ongoing trade negotiations. Senator Casey noted these EU proposals could
hurt Pennsylvania meat producers of products like Lebanon Bologna.
January 10, 2014
Senators Casey, Brown, Cardin, and Stabenow urged
the Obama Administration to better consult with Congress in advance of any
consideration of Trade Promotion Authority (fast track authority).
December 17, 2013
Senator Casey sent
letters to Italy’s president and foreign minister, urging them to reconsider
Italy’s decision to close consulate in Philadelphia. Senator Casey noted the
consulate’s role in facilitating trade between Pennsylvania businesses and
Italy. Three days later, Italy reversed
its decision to close its Philadelphia consulate.
October 31, 2013
Senator Casey joined
nine other senators to send a bipartisan letter to US Trade Representative
Froman to address unnecessary European Union (EU) regulations that led to a
steep drop in the export of US apples and pears to the EU.
September 24, 2013
Senator Casey joined
a bipartisan group of his colleagues in calling for the Obama Administration to
address currency manipulation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.
June 25, 2013
Senator Casey joined eight other senators in urging President Obama to suspend trade preferences for Bangladesh until it makes marked progress on efforts to improve worker safety.
April 12, 2013
In response to the news that the Obama
Administration would drop its objection to Japan’s inclusion in the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, Senator Casey urged
the Administration to consider Japan’s past actions to block American made cars
and auto parts and use upcoming negotiations to ensure that Japan play by the
rules.
February 12, 2013
Senator Casey said
that his priorities as a newly appointed Senate Finance Committee member would
include continuing his “efforts to level the playing field for American
manufacturers through reasonable trade policy.”
September 17, 2012
After the Obama Administration filed a trade
complaint against China over its practices in the auto sector, Senator Casey said,
“today’s action is a step in the right direction to level the playing field.
While the announcement is welcome news, there is much more the Administration
can do to confront China’s rampant cheating and I will continue to urge them to
take additional action.”
July 18, 2012
Senator Casey introduced legislation to make businesses that move call center jobs overseas ineligible for federal funding.
May 10, 2012
In a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman
Bernanke, Senator Casey raised
questions about the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to allow three
Chinese, state-owned, banks to begin to offer or expand retail banking services
in the United States.
February 23, 2012
Senator Casey praised the SEC for announcing charges against two Chinese executives who allegedly set up a shell corporation to scheme U.S. investors out of their money. The prior December, Senator Casey wrote to the SEC Chairwoman to urge the SEC to investigate how Chinese companies gain access to American capital markets and make recommendations on how to better protect American investors.
January 9, 2012
Senator Casey wrote
to Treasury Secretary Geithner, calling on him to use his upcoming trip to
China to confront the country over its abuse of international trade laws and
specifically its efforts to manipulate its currency, all practices that cost
jobs in Pennsylvania.
October 12, 2011
Senator Casey announced
he would vote against pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia,
and Panama because he felt the agreements would not create jobs nor create a
level playing field nor provide opportunities for American manufacturers to
export.
September 22, 2011
Senator Casey joined 20 other senators to
introduce bipartisan legislation to crack down on China’s currency
manipulation, The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011.
The legislation subsequently passed
the Senate and Senator Casey called on Speaker Boehner to bring it up for a
vote in the House.
September 20, 2011
Senator Casey highlighted
an Economic Policy Institute report finding that the US trade deficit with
China cost Pennsylvania 106,970 jobs between 2001 and 2010.
August 4, 2011
Senator Casey joined 11 other senators in sending
a letter to congressional appropriations leaders calling for the end of
U.S. development aid to China. The letter noted the US had provided $275
million in direct assistance to China since 2001.
July 21, 2011
Ahead of the President’s meeting with New
Zealand’s Prime Minister, Senator Casey sent
a letter to President Obama urging him to address unfair trade practices by New
Zealand that hurt Pennsylvania dairy farmers and to protect Pennsylvania dairy
farmers during Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations. The prior year, Senator
Casey wrote to US Trade Representative Kirk expressing similar concerns.
June 28, 2011
Senator Casey and Senator Brown blasted
the Obama Administration and Congressional leaders’ efforts to link Trade
Adjustment Assistance extension to the US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and
introduced their own standalone Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation.
June 15, 2011
Senator Casey and Senator Brown outlined
their Rebalancing America’s Trade and Globalization Agenda. The senators called
for a robust trade enforcement package, an extension of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, and addressing non-market barriers before Congress considers
additional free trade agreements.
March 15, 2011
Senators Casey and three of his colleagues sent
a letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner and Interior Secretary Salazar urging
them to use their power to block Chinese mining projects until China agrees to
participate fairly in the global trade of critical rare earth elements.
September 9, 2010
Senator Casey applauded a Trade Act petition filed by the United Steelworkers taking issue with unfair trade practices by China in the clean energy sector. The following month Senator Casey voiced his approval of the US Trade Representative’s decision to take action on the petition and investigate China’s unfair trade practices in the clean energy sector.
September 2, 2010
After the Obama Administration’s Commerce
Department announced a preliminary decision to not investigate currency
manipulation by China, Senator Casey called
on the department to reconsider.
August 31, 2010
After Senator Casey urged the department to do
so, the US Department of Labor granted
Trade Adjustment Assistance to laid-off Owens-Illinois workers in the Clarion
area.
August 4, 2010
Senator Casey joined 10 other senators in sending a bipartisan letter to President Obama calling for stronger action against unfair trade practices abroad, particularly currency manipulation by the Chinese government.
March 31, 2010
Senator Casey led a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Geithner urging him to list China as a currency manipulator. Five other senators joined Senator Casey’s letter.
March 16, 2010
Senator Casey was part of a bipartisan group of 14 senators who introduced the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2010 to confront China’s currency manipulation.
February 24, 2010
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee
hearing, Senator Casey highlighted
budget items that promote US exports and US businesses abroad.
October 28, 2009
Senator Casey led
a letter to the Secretary of Commerce and the US Trade Representative urging
them to take action against Chinese trade policies that hurt American glass
manufacturers. Seven other senators joined Senator Casey’s letter.
September 23, 2009
Senator Casey wrote
a letter urging the Department of Labor to approve Trade Adjustment Assistance
for 1,500 workers laid off at the GE Transportation plant in Erie, PA (now part
of Wabtec).
January 31, 2008
Senator Casey joined
seven other senators in writing to Senate Majority Harry Reid, calling for the
Senate to prioritize trade legislation addressing China’s currency
manipulation, unfair subsidies, trade law and counterfeit enforcement problems,
imported food and product safety.
December 4, 2007
Senator Casey voted against the Peru Free Trade Agreement because he believed the Bush Administration would not enforce the agreement’s labor and environmental standards.
June 12, 2007
Senator Casey and other Senators met
with Bush Administration US Trade Representative Schwab to urge the
Administration to include real enforcement of labor and environmental standards
and benchmarks for success in US trade deals.
