Manufacturers refuse to choose

Only Cooper, Toyo took sides on tariff issue

By: Bob Ulrich

Supporters vs. opponents -- Final tally shows government involvement in Chinese import controversy

Over the course of five months, lines were drawn both ideologically and philosophically over the issue of whether or not to increase tariffs on Chinese consumer tire imports.

President Barack Obama, given his decision, obviously supports it. Here are the on-the-record supporters and opponents of the 1) tariffs specifically or 2) the restriction of Chinese consumer tire imports in general.

Supporters: United Steelworkers; AFL-CIO; United Auto Workers Union; National Cotton Council and National Farmers Union; Senators Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Robert Casey (D-Pa.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.); Representatives Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.), Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), Mark Souder (R-Ind.), John Murtha (D-Pa.), Alan Mollohan (D-W.V.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio), Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Bart Stupak (D-Mich.); Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; ITC commissioners Shara Aranoff (chairman), Charlotte Lane, Irving Williamson and Dean Pinkert.

Opponents: American Coalition for Free Trade of Tires (Dunlap & Kyle Co., Del-Nat Tire Corp, American Omni Trading Co., Hercules Tire & Rubber Co., Orteck Global Supply & Distribution Co., GITI Tire (USA) Ltd. and Foreign Tire Sales Inc.); TBC Corp.; American Pacific Industries Inc.; Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc.; Tire Group International Inc.; Tire Wholesalers Co. Inc.; Community Wholesale Tire Inc.; Tire Industry Association; China Rubber Industry Association; Les Schwab Tire Centers; Representative Greg Walden (R-Ore.); Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.); General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC; Retail Industry Leaders Association; Performance Fibers; Tyson Foods Inc. and Hormel Foods Corp.; ITC commissioners Daniel Pearson (vice chairman) and Deanna Okun.

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Related Topics: Chinese tire imports, Cooper, International Trade Commission, Tarrifs, Toyo

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