Sen. Franken's Statement on U.S. Steel's Decision to Reopen Keetac Mine

Statement

Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) released the following statement in response to U.S. Steel's announcement that it will reopen its Keetac taconite mine and processing facility--which closed in May 2015, leaving hundreds of miners out of work--in Keewatin, Minnesota.

"U.S. Steel's decision to reopen the Keetac mine in Keewatin is great news for hundreds of our Iron Range miners, who have been out of work for too long thanks to an influx of illegally priced Chinese steel flooding our markets," said Sen. Franken. "Today's announcement is yet another positive sign that the Iron Range economy is starting to recover. I'm glad that hundreds of Minnesota families will start the new year with the knowledge that their jobs are coming back, and moving forward, I'm going to continue to do my part to fight for all our workers on the Iron Range-that means preventing illegal foreign trade from China and fighting for policies that protect American workers.

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