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April 12, 2018
BETHESDA, Md. – April 12, 2018 – The Auto Care
Association joined with more than 100 trade groups yesterday to express concern
to Congress regarding the potential impact of the Trump Administration’s
decision to use tariffs to address China’s unfair trade practices. In the letter
addressed to the Chair and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee,
the trade groups stated their agreement that China’s “ongoing intellectual
property rights violations, forced technology transfers and state intervention
harm U.S. companies, workers, consumer and our competitiveness.” The letter
also stated that, “the proposed tariff list, and escalating tariff threats made
by the administration, however, will not effectively advance our shared goal of
changing these harmful Chinese practices.”
“We are pleased to stand together with this broad range of
industries in order to demonstrate our shared concerns to Congress and the Trump
Administration over the possible imposition of tariffs that are already having
a negative impact on our members,” said Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto
Care Association. “It is our hope that through this collective effort, we will
be able to move the administration away from the use of economically damaging
tariffs and toward the development and implementation of a more strategic plan
to impact Chinese trade practices,” said Hanvey.