Full Text of SR2433 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Granite City Works steel mill has operated | 3 | | since
1878; it was originally founded by brothers, William and
| 4 | | Frederick Niedringhaus, as the Granite Iron Rolling Mills, and
| 5 | | most recently, owned by United States Steel Corporation; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Granite City Works has been an industry leader | 7 | | in
sheet steel products for customers in the construction,
| 8 | | container, piping and tubing, service center, and automotive
| 9 | | industries; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Granite City Works has an annual raw steelmaking
| 11 | | capability of 2.8 million net tons; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Global influences in the market such as reduced | 13 | | steel
prices, unfair trade practices, imports, and fluctuating | 14 | | oil
prices, continue to have a dramatic negative impact on the | 15 | | steel
production industry; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Domestic steelmakers continue to lose substantial | 17 | | sales
to foreign countries, particularly China and South Korea, | 18 | | which
have "dumped" their steel products into the United States | 19 | | market
at prices below fair market value; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Operations at Granite City Works were suspended in
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| 1 | | early 2016, with over 1,600 people losing their jobs; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The chief executive officer of U.S. Steel has said | 3 | | the
company does not have a timeline to restart production at | 4 | | the
Metro-East plant; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Granite City Works is a vital part of the | 6 | | Metro-East
economy, and the suspension of the operations of the | 7 | | mill is
devastating to thousands of families and the financial | 8 | | well-being
of the entire region; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the President
| 11 | | of the United States and Congress to only use American made
| 12 | | steel in any national infrastructure plan that may be signed | 13 | | into law; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the President of the United States | 15 | | and
Congress to consider all possible trade and economic | 16 | | policies to
protect this vital American industry and minimize | 17 | | the financial
impact on these hardworking men and women; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | delivered
to the President and Vice-President of the United | 21 | | States, the
Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States |
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| 1 | | Senate, the
Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States | 2 | | House of
Representatives, and all members of the Illinois | 3 | | Congressional
Delegation.
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