record in 2015 at $366 billion; and
WHEREAS, The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing
index shows that the sector contracted in February 2016 for the
fifth consecutive month; and
WHEREAS, The steel industry, in particular, is suffering from
an unprecedented surge in imports into the United States from
nations such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Korea,
Turkey and Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, Steel is used in a broad range of applications,
including the following: automobiles, energy production and
transmission, transportation infrastructure, including bridges,
highways, airports and railroads, public safety infrastructure,
such as water treatment, construction of hospitals, schools,
industrial plants and commercial buildings and national
security, including aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, tanks
and armored transports; and
WHEREAS, The steel sector is an engine for good-paying jobs
for more than 1 million Americans, supporting approximately
136,000 jobs in this Commonwealth according to the American Iron
and Steel Institute; and
WHEREAS, Every steel industry job supports up to five
additional jobs in this Commonwealth's economy and provides
family-sustaining jobs; and
WHEREAS, Major steel mills were recently closed or idled in
this Commonwealth and across the United States; and
WHEREAS, Finished steel imports increased by a dramatic 36%
in 2014 and set an all-time record; and
WHEREAS, Finished steel imports captured 29% of the United
States market in 2015, the second consecutive year that figure
was at an all-time record, up from just 23% in 2013; and
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