American Institute for International Steel Appeals for Tariff Lawsuit Funding
The trade group suing the Trump administration over Section 232 tariffs on steel has made another fundraising appeal to help pay its lawyers. The American Institute for International Steel also sent out a similar letter in July (see 1807200023). The…
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case is scheduled for oral argument in the Court of International Trade on Dec. 19. "We are in need of $90-100,000 more in the next two weeks if we are going to maintain the stride and pace that has taken us to this important point," the trade group wrote. Members that have not contributed should "take a moment to calculate what the Section 232 tariffs are costing your business," AIIS Chairman John Foster said. "As an example, of the two port members we spoke with just last week, one is down 50 steel ships this year, while the other is off 30 year on year. These two ports by themselves support a large number of import steel and aluminum related-livelihoods."