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Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Issued on: January 23, 2018
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
In accordance with section 203(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “Act”), I hereby transmit documents to the Congress that describe the safeguard actions that I have proclaimed on imports of large residential washers and certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products), pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 203(a)(1) of the Act, and the reasons for taking these actions.
Sincerely,
DONALD J. TRUMP
Remarks by President Trump at Signing of Section 201 Actions
Issued on: January 23, 2018
Oval Office
1:40 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, and welcome to everyone. I’m thrilled to be joined by Ambassador Lighthizer as I sign a very important executive action to protect American jobs and American workers.
We appreciate, Bob, your efforts. You’ve worked so hard and so long with our team. And it’s all happening, and it’s been happening at a very rapid rate. And you’ll see what’s going to take place over the next number of months.
Based on the recommendation of the independent, bipartisan U.S. International Trade Commission, I am taking action to impose safeguard tariffs on imported residential washing machines and all solar products.
My administration is committed to defending American companies, and they’ve been very badly hurt from harmful import surges that threaten the livelihood of their workers, of jobs, actually, all over this country — many different industries.
Today, I’m also directing Ambassador Lighthizer to continue supporting industry discussions to resolve duties on these and similar products in the United States and China.
We support a resolution that is in the interest of American workers and, also, the American consumer. We’re going to benefit our consumers, and we’re going to create a lot of jobs.
Our action today helps to create jobs in America for Americans. It will provide a strong incentive for LG and Samsung to follow through on their recent promises to build major manufacturing plants for washing machines right here in the United States.
When we do this, a lot of manufacturers will be coming to the United States to build washing machines and also solar. For both solar and washing machines, these executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of anymore. Our companies will not be taken advantage of anymore.
And our workers are going to have lots of really great jobs with products that are going to be made in the good old USA. And that’s what this is all about.
So, I’m going to start signing. We’ll go here first. This is to facilitate positive adjustment to competition from imports of large residential washers and washing machines, et cetera. Thank you.
(The President signs the proclamation.)
It’s a very big industry, and you’re going to have a lot of plants built in the United States that were thinking of coming, but they would’ve never come unless we did this. Big industry. A lot bigger than people would understand.
And this is similar, but this is for solar products so that we’ll be making solar products now much more so in the United States. Our companies have been decimated, and those companies are going to be coming back strong.
(The President signs the proclamation.)
So this is panels and products — generally, solar. Potentially great industry in this country, but now we’ll be making it in the United States. Okay. A lot of workers; a lot of jobs.
And these are our letters to the Speaker of the House, and essentially saying, “Let’s go. We’re done. We’re ready.” And this will start very rapidly.
(The President signs the proclamation.)
Okay, this to the Speaker. And I think I’ll give this pen to Mr. Robert Lighthizer.
We’re, as you know, negotiating a new deal with NAFTA. We’re renegotiating our deal with South Korea, which has turned out to be a disaster for this country. It was a deal that was going to create 200,000 jobs, and we lost 200,000 jobs. We’re renegotiating that.
NAFTA is moving along pretty well. I happen to be of the opinion that if it doesn’t work out, we’ll terminate it. But I think you’re doing pretty well, Bob, from what I understand. So we’ll see how it all works out.
And we’ll be doing other trade deals. We’re in the process of negotiating with other countries also, all of which have treated us very unfairly. We had very poor representation for many years and it’s hurt our workers, it’s hurt our factories, it’s hurt our companies, and that is stopping. And you’re seeing what’s happening with the stock market. People are appreciating what we’re doing.
The biggest thing we’ve done, probably, is regulation, and followed closely behind by the greatest tax cuts in the history of our country. But I think regulation is on par with that. So a lot of people are watching us.
I’m going to Davos. We’ll be talking about investing in the United States again, for people to come in and spend their money in the good old USA.
And that’s what they’re doing. We have massive amounts of money coming in. Apple, as you know, just announced they’re going to spend $350 billion in the United States, which I believe is the largest amount ever invested in this country by a company — $350 billion. Jobs all over the place, all over the country. They’re going to build a magnificent campus.
We have other people coming in — other companies. I’ve been called by at least 10 major executives, and they’re going to be announcing very shortly major investments in the country and major investments for the people of our country. Really, almost more than anything, else we need jobs. So we’re bringing business back to the United States for the first time in many, many years — many, many decades, really. And we’re very proud of it and that’s why the stock market is reacting the way it is. Okay.
Thank you all very much.
Q Mr. President, are you concerned about what the Attorney General told the Special Counsel?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I’m not at all concerned. Not at all.
Q Did you talk to him about it? Did you talk to the Attorney General?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I didn’t. But I’m not at all concerned.
Thank you all very much.
Q Did Christopher Wray threaten to resign?
THE PRESIDENT: No. He didn’t at all.
Q He did not threaten —
THE PRESIDENT: He did not even, a little bit. Nope. He’s going to do a good job.
Q Planning steel and aluminum tariffs as well?
THE PRESIDENT: We’re looking at it. We’re looking at a lot of things.
Q Are you concerned about the senior leadership at the FBI?
THE PRESIDENT: We’ll see how it all works out.
Q Are you concerned about sparking a trade war with this action?
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.
There won’t be a trade war, by the way. There will only be stock increases for the companies that are in this country. And that’s what happened today. If you look at solar and you look at the washing machine companies, that’s really what happened today. You’re going to have people getting jobs again, and we’re going to make our own product again. It’s been a long time.
Thank you all very much. Thank you.
END
1:48 P.M. EST
Text of a Letter from the President to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate
NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE
Issued on: January 23, 2018
Dear Mr. Chairman: (Dear Representative:) (Dear Senator:)
In accordance with section 303(a)(6)(A) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the “Act”)(50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(6)(A)), I transmit herewith notice of actions to rectify a shortfall in the defense industrial base. The Department of Defense will take actions to target critical technology item shortfalls related to the following: thin-wall castings for military applications.
I have also included my determination required pursuant to section 303(a)(5) of the Act. Please find my determination that these proposed initiatives are essential to the national defense enclosed.
Sincerely,
DONALD J. TRUMP
President Donald J. Trump: “A year of real change”
Issued on: January 23, 2018
We are putting America first, making real change in Washington, and creating opportunities for all of our people.
President Donald J. Trump
President Trump: A year of real change
President Donald J. Trump
Washington Examiner
January 20, 2018
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Estimates predict the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of more than 3 percent in the fourth quarter of last year – just like it did in the two quarters before that. The economy has created more than two million new jobs, and the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest rate in 17 years: 4.1 percent.
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Just before Christmas, we enacted massive tax cuts and tax reform for the American people. For the first time in 30 years, we reformed the tax code to make it simpler and fairer. We have lowered rates for both individuals and businesses, expanded 529 education savings accounts to be used for K-12 education, and doubled the child tax credit. These changes will not only allow Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money, but they will help make American workers and businesses competitive again.
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Over the year, as Americans have seen increases in their paychecks and retirement accounts, American companies in every sector have grown their business and created more jobs. I have created a more business-friendly environment by mandating, early on in my administration, that for every one regulation an agency proposed, two regulations must be eliminated. Many said that could not be done. Not only did we meet that goal, we far exceeded it, eliminating 22 regulatory actions for every new regulation.
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Immediately upon taking office, I directed the rebuilding of our military, a new national security strategy, a comprehensive nuclear posture review, and the fielding of state-of-the-art ballistic missile defenses. I personally engaged with 150 world leaders at home and abroad, and our great military is executing new strategies that have liberated Mosul and Raqqa, retaken almost 100 percent of the land that ISIS had seized in Syria and Iraq, and lifted restrictions on U.S. forces in Afghanistan to defeat the terrorists and create conditions for a negotiated political settlement.
In recognition of the amazing job our military does protecting the homeland, a debt we can never truly repay, I am making sure this government fulfills its obligation to our veterans. We have already enacted major reforms to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ability to provide high quality healthcare and benefits to millions of veterans and their beneficiaries.
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Finally, I have filled numerous vacancies in our federal courts with judges who will interpret the law as written – including our exceptional new Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch.
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Read the full op-ed here.
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