Deluzio Blasts Sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese Company Nippon Steel

CARNEGIE, PA – Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement on the announced sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese company, Nippon Steel. 

“U.S. Steel’s history is a part of so many Western Pennsylvania families—generations built a solid life working hard for the iconic American steel company. I am honored to represent the people who made the steel that built America.  

“Our region knows all too well what it’s like to get screwed over, to see our hard work tossed aside and our good union jobs shipped overseas by corporate executives and Wall Street chasing cheap labor and fatter profits. Today’s announced sale to a foreign company feels like déjà vu all over again. 

“This deal sounds an awful lot like a betrayal: of my community, of Steelworker jobs, and of American industrial leadership. Folks sent me to Washington to fight for us, and that’s exactly what I intend to do.” 

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