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Senators seek a Section 232 probe citing layoffs of over 3,800 U.S. workers and urge USMCA rule changes to deter offshoring by major heavy equipment makers.
- On Thursday, Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senator Bernie Moreno urged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to investigate heavy equipment imports from Mexico under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.
- Manufacturers including John Deere, Caterpillar, and CNH Industrial have shifted production to Mexico while paying shareholders billions; John Deere laid off more than 3,600 employees and CNH laid off 220 workers in Racine, Wisconsin.
- The senators wrote that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement "has incentivized major heavy equipment manufacturers to locate production in Mexico," arguing companies should not "be allowed to eliminate American jobs" for profit.
- This appeal targets key parts of President Donald Trump's political coalition as the administration prepares for a scheduled July review of the USMCA, with Trump hosting nearly 1,000 farmers at the White House on Friday.
- Though the administration previously used Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, senators acknowledged any new investigation faces limitations from the USMCA, calling for the administration to "address & issues" in the trade framework.
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Bipartisan US senators want investigation into farm equipment companies moving jobs to Mexico • SC Daily Gazette
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican, asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA)A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators from the Midwest on Thursday asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers, saying they paid shareholders handsomely while offshoring jobs. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin…
Tammy Baldwin leads bipartisan Senate push for investigation into farm equipment companies moving jobs to Mexico
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican, asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA)A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators from the Midwest on Thursday asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers, saying they paid shareholders handsomely while offshoring jobs. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin…
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Bipartisan US senators want investigation into farm equipment companies moving jobs to Mexico
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, and Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican, asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers. (Photo by Preston Keres/USDA)A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators from the Midwest on Thursday asked the Commerce Department to investigate major agricultural machinery manufacturers, saying they paid shareholders handsomely while offshoring jobs. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin…
U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Moreno: Call on Trump admin to open investigation into heavy equipment manufacturers, protect American jobs
Manufacturers like John Deere, CNH, and Caterpillar have offshored operations and laid off thousands of workers while doling out billions in stock buybacks WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called on the Trump administration...
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