Source: United States Senator for Ohio Rob Portman
172 Organizations Call for Swift Passage of the Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0
February 17, 2022 | Portman Difference
This week, 172 U.S. manufacturers and producers, along with members of the Committee to Support US Trade Laws (CSUSTL), have come out in support of Senator Portman’s bipartisan Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act – also known as Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0. This legislation would strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers.
Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 would establish the new concept of “successive investigations” to improve the effectiveness of the U.S. trade remedy system in responding to repeat offenders and serial cheaters, helping to level the playing field for American workers. This legislation builds upon the Leveling the Playing Field Act, Portman’s bill that was signed into law in 2015, that gave U.S. companies new tools to fight against unfair trade practices.
In a letter to Congressional Leaders Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy, the group stated, “For far too long, Chinese manipulation of the global trading market and evasion of reasonable regulatory controls on international trade have devastated the economies of communities throughout the United States. A worker-centered trade policy depends upon the development and implementation of 21st century tools to counteract these harmful practices. This is why we support the bipartisan Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0.” To see their full statement and a complete list of endorsements, click here.
To see what specific steps Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 will take to strengthen trade remedy laws, click here.
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