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| MEDIA ADVISORY |
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Paul Nathanson |
| August 26, 2002 |
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The PBN Company |
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Tel. 202-466-6210 |
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CALIFORNIA SMALL STEEL CONSUMERS TO TESTIFY
ON IMPACT OF STEEL TARIFFS AT
HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE DISTRICT HEARING
| WHAT: |
House Small Business Committee District Hearing: iFederal Procurement
and International Trade: Assessing the Federal Governmentis efforts
to Meet the Needs of Local Small Businesses" |
| WHEN: |
9:00 AM, Tuesday, September 3, 2002 |
| WHERE: |
Council Chambers, Norwalk City Hall
12700 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA |
| WHO: |
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
Tom Porter, Executive Vice President, CEMCO
Anita Huseth, President, Mace Metal Sales
John Reynolds, General Manager, Mace Metal Sales |
FOCUS: At the invitation of House Small Business Committee Member
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA), CITAC members o small business executives
from steel-using firms o will testify before the House Small Business
Committee at Norwalk City Hall. CITAC members will testify on regional
market conditions since the imposition of 30% tariffs on imported steel
in March by the Bush Administration. A full committee hearing was held
by Chairman Donald Manzullo (R-IL) on July 23rd in Washington D.C. Downstream,
small business owners in the U.S. are facing extensive lead times, steel
supply shortages o including those created by domestic steel mills putting
customers on allocation o broken contracts with suppliers and skyrocketing
prices. These problems have created an unsustainable business environment
for small steel-consuming firms who, heretofore, have been globally competitive
and steady sources of economic and job growth in their communities.
PLEASE NOTE: Copies of witnessesi testimony will be available at
the hearing. Individual interviews with witnesses may be arranged by contacting
Paul Nathanson or Dara Klatt at 202-466-6210. For more information, please
visit www.citac.info, www.house.gov/smbiz
or www.napolitano.house.gov.
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