The House passed a resolution Friday morning to repeal President Joe Biden’s moratorium on solar panel tariffs to several Southeast Asian nations, where Chinese firms linked to slave labor have reportedly been assembling their products to avoid U.S. tariffs.
The resolution passed 221 to 202, with the support of most Republicans and 12 Democrats, with supporters arguing in the preceding debate that the legislation was necessary both to support the U.S. solar industry while simultaneously holding China accountable for avoiding tariffs. Democratic detractors pointed to opposition from industry trade groups, arguing that the moratorium was set to run out next summer, and that it was necessary to grow the U.S. solar industry in the interim. (RELATED: ‘The President Got This One Wrong’: Senate Dems Revolt Against Biden’s Chinese Solar Rules)
A group of federal lawmakers are trying to use the CRA to undo Pres Biden’s moratorium on new solar tariffs that is providing the bridge for manufacturing to grow. Simply put, this is bad policy.
— Standard Solar (@StandardSolar) April 27, 2023
https://t.co/8NcFehmKof #StopRetroactiveTariffs #solar #tariffs #manufacturing pic.twitter.com/7HTKa680gp
