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Bush Expected to Drop Steel Tariffs

HeadlineDec 01, 2003

The Bush administration is expected to soon announce the repeal of most of the countryÂ’s tariffs on imported steel. This comes after the World Trade Organization threatened to levy $2.2 billion in trade sanctions against the U.S. The tariffs are considered to be illegal under international trade agreements. The tariffs were put in place to help keep jobs in the steel belt states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

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