Congressman Ro Khanna | Congressman Ro Khanna Official website
Congressman Ro Khanna | Congressman Ro Khanna Official website
Washington, DC – On May 24, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), the representative from Silicon Valley and a member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, joined colleagues from both sides of the aisle in voting to reinstate a tariff on materials for solar panels made in China.
“We need to rebalance our economic relationship with global competitors like China and have an explicit goal to reduce our trade deficit every year. That means bringing back the production of things like auto parts, textiles, steel, aluminum, and solar panels.
We invented solar panels here in America, but now over 75 percent of all solar panels are made in China. The preliminary determination from the Commerce Department found companies evading antidumping orders on solar panels that disadvantage American manufacturers.
I voted today to help support the domestic solar panel industry and create good paying jobs in the process. This industry can become a source of wealth generation and jobs for middle class and working-class Americans.”
About the Office
Congressman Khanna represents the 17th District of California, which covers communities in Silicon Valley. Visit his website at khanna.house.gov. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @RepRoKhanna.
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