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Brown, union say China violated World Trade Organization rules
By Steve Bennish Staff Writer
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said he’s siding with the United Steelworkers in a petition they filed Thursday Sept. 9 accusing China of violating World Trade Organization rules by subsidizing exports of clean energy equipment.
“Next week will be the tenth anniversary of Congress passing permanent normal trade relations with China, paving the way for China’s membership in the World Trade Organization,” Brown said. “ Back then, advocates in both parties said WTO membership would ensure China played by the rules. If only that were the case. Since receiving PNTR status and the benefits of WTO membership, China has fought off fair competition while building market share on wind and solar products and technologies.”
Brown said the situation is costing Ohio jobs and revenue.
“There is nothing normal or fair about the way China trades. If we are going to compete in the global clean energy manufacturing industry, we need strong trade enforcement. Every day we delay enforcing trade rules, China spends $51 million a day to speed past us in the race to lead the world in clean energy manufacturing, while elbowing competition out of the way through unfair subsidies and discriminatory tactics.”
Brown said he urges “the Administration to work without delay alongside workers and businesses to challenge China’s trade practices at the WTO. Clean energy represents the future of manufacturing. Acting now means that we won’t displace America’s dependence on foreign oil for a dependence on Chinese-made clean energy technology.”
Brown said that with more than 70 percent of the components of clean energy systems produced outside the U.S., he’s “fighting to bolster domestic production of clean energy components and to make Ohio the Silicon Valley of Clean Energy Manufacturing.”
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By HowRad
September 12, 2010 10:53 PM | Link to this
If I were the Steel workers, I would be worried about “soundbite” Brown. He ran on overturning NAFTA and trade with China and has not fulfilled his promises. “If it comes from Brown, flush it down.”
By Max
September 11, 2010 11:39 AM | Link to this
Brown:….“fighting to bolster domestic production of clean energy components and to make Ohio the Silicon Valley of Clean Energy Manufacturing.”…..Brown is fighting the wrong shadows he perceives as a threat. It’s Germany, not China, which leads the world in solar panel technology. He neglects to state that while singling out China which is designed to appeal to unions. However, there are factions which are critical of the WTO, NATO, and the UN (add the World Bank when convenient) as political intrusions into free markets. I think that is true at times. However, Brown has yet to ask, or demand, transcipt proceedings of G8 summits; THAT’s where the deals are being made and Brown is as clueless about it as we are. China has currency problems which, ironically, works to our disadvantage, but Brown can’t address that while claiming some mythical infraction of the WTO agreements. The unions were not a part of those agreements because they play no role in international trade.
By Max
September 11, 2010 11:05 AM | Link to this
Brown has a peculiar take on market economies and their components. Market advantage and innovation are the driving forces behind free markets. Clean technology is good for the world, not just China, the US, or the next napping 3rd world nation which wakes up with a better idea or resource. Unions, like the government, don’t make anything. In fact, the worker today can strike a better deal for himself in an employment climate where the average worker changes jobs every 5.5 years. There may still be a place for unions but not as Brown is addressing it.
By not a idiot
September 10, 2010 5:14 PM | Link to this
lets remember unions helped end chld labor ended the 7 day work week and stregnthed the middle class. what have destroying unions done but weakend the middle class and sending jobs over seas. a healthy middle class is a strong democracy. but let’s cut taxes again and go to war and not cut spending. that will surly work this time last time was just bad luck that it did not work last time
By Squirrellygirl
September 10, 2010 1:49 PM | Link to this
We need to vote Brown out. Progressives and Obama are killing jobs and raising our taxes with Obama’s hc entitlement. We will have to pay for all of his newly created agencies just from the hc bill alone. Here is a list of new boards, bureaucracies, and programs created in the 2,733 page Senate health care bill, which serves as the framework for President Obama’s health proposal: Grant program for consumer assistance offices (Section 1002, p. 37) Grant program for states to monitor premium increases (Section 1003, p. 42) Committee to review administrative simplification standards (Section 1104, p. 71) Demonstration program for state wellness programs (Section 1201, p. 93) Grant program to establish state Exchanges (Section 1311(a), p. 130) State American Health Benefit Exchanges (Section 1311(b), p. 131) Exchange grants to establish consumer navigator programs (Section 1311(i), p. 150) Grant program for state cooperatives (Section 1322, p. 169) Advisory board for state cooperatives (Section 1322(b)(3), p. 173) Private purchasing council for state cooperatives (Section 1322(d), p. 177) State basic health plan programs (Section 1331, p. 201) State-based reinsurance program (Section 1341, p. 226) Program of risk corridors for individual and small group markets (Section 1342, p. 233) Program to determine eligibility for Exchange participation (Section 1411, p. 267) Program for advance determination of tax credit eligibility (Section 1412, p. 288) Grant program to implement health IT enrollment standards (Section 1561, p. 370) Federal Coordinated Health Care Office for dual eligible beneficiaries (Section 2602, p. 512) Medicaid quality measurement program (Section 2701, p. 518) Medicaid health home program for people with chronic conditions, and grants for planning same (Section 2703, p. 524) Medicaid demonstration project to evaluate bundled payments (Section 2704, p. 532) Medicaid demonstration project for global payment system (Section 2705, p. 536) Medicaid demonstration project for accountable care organizations (Section 2706, p. 538) Medicaid demonstration project for emergency psychiatric care (Section 2707, p. 540) Grant program for delivery of services to individuals with postpartum depression (Section 2952(b), p. 591) State allotments for grants to promote personal responsibility education programs (Section 2953, p. 596) Medicare value-based purchasing program (Section 3001(a), p. 613) Medicare value-based purchasing demonstration program for critical access hospitals (Section 3001(b), p. 637) Medicare value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 3006(a), p. 666) Medicare value-based purchasing program for home health agencies (Section 3006(b), p. 668) Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality (Section 3012, p. 688) Grant program to develop health care quality measures (Section 3013, p. 693) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Section 3021, p. 712) Medicare shared savings program (Section 3022, p. 728) Medicare pilot program on payment bundling (Section 3023, p. 739) Independence at home medical practice demonstration program (Section 3024, p. 752) Program for use of patient safety organizations to reduce hospital readmission rates (Section 3025(b), p. 775) Community-based care transitions program (Section 3026, p. 776) Demonstration project for payment of complex diagnostic laboratory tests (Section 3113, p. 800) Medicare hospice concurrent care demonstration project (Section 3140, p. 850) Independent Payment Advisory Board (Section 3403, p. 982) Consumer Advisory Council for Independent Payment Advisory Board (Section 3403, p. 1027) Grant program for technical assistance to providers implementing health quality practices (Section 3501, p. 1043) Grant program to establish interdisciplinary health teams (Section 3502, p. 1048) Grant program to implement medication therapy management (Section 3503, p. 1055) Grant program to support emergency care pilot programs (Section 3504, p. 1061) Grant program to promote universal access to trauma services (Section 3505(b), p. 1081) Grant program to develop and promote shared decision-making aids (Section 3506, p. 1088) Grant program to support implementation of shared decision-making (Section 3506, p. 1091) Grant program to integrate quality improvement in clinical education (Section 3508, p. 1095) Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (Section 3509(a), p. 1098) Centers for Disease Control Office of Women’s Health (Section 3509(b), p. 1102) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women’s Health (Section 3509(e), p. 1105) Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health (Section 3509(f), p. 1106) Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health (Section 3509(g), p. 1109) National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council (Section 4001, p. 1114) Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health (Section 4001(f), p. 1117) Prevention and Public Health Fund (Section 4002, p. 1121) Community Preventive Services Task Force (Section 4003(b), p. 1126) Grant program to support school-based health centers (Section 4101, p. 1135) Grant program to promote research-based dental caries disease management (Section 4102, p. 1147) Grant program for States to prevent chronic disease in Medicaid beneficiaries (Section 4108, p. 1174) Community transformation grants (Section 4201, p. 1182) Grant program to provide public health interventions (Section 4202, p. 1188) Demonstration program of grants to improve child immunization rates (Section 4204(b), p. 1200) Pilot program for risk-factor assessments provided through community health centers (Section 4206, p. 1215) Grant program to increase epidemiology and laboratory capacity (Section 4304, p. 1233) Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (Section 4305, p. 1238) National Health Care Workforce Commission (Section 5101, p. 1256) Grant program to plan health care workforce development activities (Section 5102(c), p. 1275) Grant program to implement health care workforce development activities (Section 5102(d), p. 1279) Pediatric specialty loan repayment program (Section 5203, p. 1295) Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (Section 5204, p. 1300) Allied Health Loan Forgiveness Program (Section 5205, p. 1305) Grant program to provide mid-career training for health professionals (Section 5206, p. 1307) Grant program to fund nurse-managed health clinics (Section 5208, p. 1310) Grant program to support primary care training programs (Section 5301, p. 1315) Grant program to fund training for direct care workers (Section 5302, p. 1322) Grant program to develop dental training programs (Section 5303, p. 1325) Demonstration program to increase access to dental health care in underserved communities (Section 5304, p. 1331) Grant program to promote geriatric education centers (Section 5305, p. 1334) Grant program to promote health professionals entering geriatrics (Section 5305, p. 1339) Grant program to promote training in mental and behavioral health (Section 5306, p. 1344) Grant program to promote nurse retention programs (Section 5309, p. 1354) Student loan forgiveness for nursing school faculty (Section 5311(b), p. 1360) Grant program to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes (Section 5313, p. 1364) Public Health Sciences Track for medical students (Section 5315, p. 1372) Primary Care Extension Program to educate providers (Section 5405, p. 1404) Grant program for demonstration projects to address health workforce shortage needs (Section 5507, p. 1442) Grant program for demonstration projects to develop training programs for home health aides (Section 5507, p. 1447) Grant program to establish new primary care residency programs (Section 5508(a), p. 1458) Program of payments to teaching health centers that sponsor medical residency training (Section 5508(c), p. 1462) Graduate nurse education demonstration program (Section 5509, p. 1472) Grant program to establish demonstration projects for community-based mental health settings (Section 5604, p. 1486) Commission on Key National Indicators (Section 5605, p. 1489) Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 6102, p. 1554) Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 6103(a)(3), p. 1561) Special focus facility program for nursing facilities (Section 6103(b)(3), p. 1568) National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (Section 6112, p. 1589) Demonstration projects for nursing facilities involved in the culture change movement (Section 6114, p. 1597) Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Section 6301, p. 1619) Standing methodology committee for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Section 6301, p. 1629) Board of Governors for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Section 6301, p. 1638) Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (Section 6301(e), p. 1656) Elder Justice Coordinating Council (Section 6703, p. 1773) Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (Section 6703, p. 1776) Grant program to create elder abuse forensic centers (Section 6703, p. 1783) Grant program to promote continuing education for long-term care staffers (Section 6703, p. 1787) Grant program to improve management practices and training (Section 6703, p. 1788) Grant program to subsidize costs of electronic health records (Section 6703, p. 1791) Grant program to promote adult protective services (Section 6703, p. 1796) Grant program to conduct elder abuse detection and prevention (Section 6703, p. 1798) Grant program to support long-term care ombudsmen (Section 6703, p. 1800) National Training Institute for long-term care surveyors (Section 6703, p. 1806) Grant program to fund State surveys of long-term care residences (Section 6703, p. 1809) CLASS Independence Fund (Section 8002, p. 1926) CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees (Section 8002, p. 1927) CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section 8002, p. 1931) Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel (Section 8002(c), p. 1938) Multi-state health plans offered by Office of Personnel Management (Section 10104(p), p. 2086) Advisory board for multi-state health plans (Section 10104(p), p. 2094) Pregnancy Assistance Fund (Section 10212, p. 2164) Value-based purchasing program for ambulatory surgical centers (Section 10301, p. 2176) Demonstration project for payment adjustments to home health services (Section 10315, p. 2200) Pilot program for care of individuals in environmental emergency declaration areas (Section 10323, p. 2223) Grant program to screen at-risk individuals for environmental health conditions (Section 10323(b), p. 2231) Pilot programs to implement value-based purchasing (Section 10326, p. 2242) Grant program to support community-based collaborative care networks (Section 10333, p. 2265) Centers for Disease Control Office of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272) Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272) Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272) Grant program to promote small business wellness programs (Section 10408, p. 2285) Cures Acceleration Network (Section 10409, p. 2289) Cures Acceleration Network Review Board (Section 10409, p. 2291) Grant program for Cures Acceleration Network (Section 10409, p. 2297) Grant program to promote centers of excellence for depression (Section 10410, p. 2304) Advisory committee for young women’s breast health awareness education campaign (Section 10413, p. 2322) Grant program to provide assistance to provide information to young women with breast cancer (Section 10413, p. 2326) Interagency Access to Health Care in Alaska Task Force (Section 10501, p. 2329) Grant program to train nurse practitioners as primary care providers (Section 10501(e), p. 2332) Grant program for community-based diabetes prevention (Section 10501(g), p. 2337) Grant program for providers who treat a high percentage of medically underserved populations (Section 10501(k), p. 2343) Grant program to recruit students to practice in underserved communities (Section 10501(l), p. 2344) Community Health Center Fund (Section 10503, p. 2355) Demonstration project to provide access to health care for the uninsured at reduced fees (Section 10504, p. 2357) Demonstration program to explore alternatives to tort litigation (Section 10607, p. 2369) Indian Health demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals (S. 1790, Section 112, p. 24)* Office of Indian Men’s Health (S. 1790, Section 136, p. 71)* Indian Country modular component facilities demonstration program (S. 1790, Section 146, p. 108)* Indian mobile health stations demonstration program (S. 1790, Section 147, p. 111)* Office of Direct Service Tribes (S. 1790, Section 172, p. 151)* Indian Health Service mental health technician training program (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 173)* Indian Health Service program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 192)* Indian Health Service program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 194)* Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 204)* Indian youth life skills demonstration project (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 220)* Indian Health Service Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment (S. 1790, Section 199B, p. 258)* *Section 10221, page 2173 of H.R. 3590 deems that S. 1790 shall be deemed as passed with certain amendments.
By China = poor
September 10, 2010 1:19 PM | Link to this
We fought hard in this country for all workers to have a good life, fair wage, healthcare, and retirement. Which meant a nice wage. China and others do not provide this but undermine this. We get cheap parts but prices do not go down. They won’t let us sell to them. They are hardcore leaders with steel rods and we help keep them in power. Their military is getting bigger each day.
By Squirrellygirl
September 10, 2010 1:02 PM | Link to this
I agree with the previous poster. If Brown says it, it must be a lie, the truth isn’t in him. Unions are communistic, their logo is on the communist flags “Workers Unite” so if the unions endorse this, it is also necessarily a lie. Slight of hand, wonder what the progressives are trying to hid now? It’s always a diversion to try to take your attention off of the economy, loss of jobs, and their job killing policies that are hurting the American people. Energy tax? Yeah right. Tax us for air because we aren’t going to pay enough for the hc entitlement bill and all of the newly created agencies. I should list those here. I think I will.
By parental
September 10, 2010 12:11 PM | Link to this
Instead of kissing more union butt, Senator Brown should be watching out for the rest of us. Union membership is dropping. The reason he does it is because unions give HUGE amounts of their remaining member’s dues to Democrat politicians. He puts on a good show about representing all of us, but he really just cares about who has the most money. Doesn’t even answer emails on subjects he is uncomfortable with or knows nothing about. Can’t wait to vote him OUT.