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    Section 232 Meets Resistance from Defense Department

    Written by Sandy Williams


    The Section 232 investigation into steel imports fails to meet approval by the Defense Department, according to Inside U.S. Trade sources.

    After reviewing a draft report earlier this year, the Defense Department determined that trade restrictions proposed by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross would “unnecessarily vex U.S. allies.”

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