Trade Cases
November 26, 2019
Zekelman: “Tariffs are Working Well”
Written by Tim Triplett
Editor’s note: The following commentary in support of the Trump administration steel tariffs was contributed by Barry Zekelman, chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries, the largest steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America.
We often hear that the Trump administration’s steel tariffs are hurting the U.S. economy. News commentators certainly think so. They talk about a trade war with China—and how the tariffs are costing jobs while raising prices.
