Cassidy Highlights Growing Support Foreign Pollution Fee at Senate Finance Hearing
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 18, 2023:
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted his "Foreign Pollution Fee" at a Senate Finance Committee hearing. A foreign pollution fee is a fee on foreign imports, like Chinese steel and chemicals, produced with lower environmental standards than cleaner American production. It would curtail China's ability to undercut U.S. manufacturers by penalizing China . . .
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted his "Foreign Pollution Fee" at a Senate Finance Committee hearing. A foreign pollution fee is a fee on foreign imports, like Chinese steel and chemicals, produced with lower environmental standards than cleaner American production. It would curtail China's ability to undercut U.S. manufacturers by penalizing China . . .