President Biden heads to Pittsburgh, calls for higher steel tariffs [Video]

President Joe Biden is expected to call for higher tariffs to combat Chinese practices in the aluminum and steel industries while in Pittsburgh Wednesday at the United Steelworkers headquarters during an economic-focused blitz through the battleground state of Pennsylvania.  

President Biden will call on the office of the United States Trade Representative to consider tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports; direct work with Mexico to prevent tariff evasion; announce the United States Trade Representative will investigate China’s trade practices in shipbuilding, maritime and logistics; and maintain support for domestic ownership of U.S. Steel.  

“China’s policy driven over capacity poses a serious risk to the future of the American steel and aluminum industry. China cannot export its way to recovery. China is simply too big to play by its own rules,” said national economic adviser Lael Brainard.   

While the White House touts President Biden’s trade and investment agenda as …