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Disapproving the Rule Submitted By the Department of Commerce Relating to ``Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord with Presidential Proclamation

Floor Speech

Date: April 28, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Oregon for his leadership and for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, solar energy is one form of electricity generation that is growing in the United States. Yet, we do not have the economy of scale in manufacturing solar systems to meet supply and demand for industry and consumers.

Solar energy accounts for 3.9 percent of total electricity generation in 2021 compared to 0.7 percent in 2014. Currently, domestic solar production is sold out for the next 2 to 3 years.

In order to continue to address China's unfair trading practices and allow America's solar industry to grow, President Biden's Presidential Proclamation 10414 declared an emergency with respect to U.S. electricity generation capacity by implementing a final rule that permits the importation of select sales on modules without the payment of antidumping and countervailing duty temporary for 24 months.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''

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