WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called on the Trump administration to protect American manufacturing jobs by opening a Section 232 investigation into the offshoring of heavy equipment manufacturing, primarily by Case New Holland (CNH), Caterpillar, and John Deere. The call comes just a day before President Trump is slated to host the CEOs of John Deere and CNH for National Agriculture Day at the White House. In recent years, these big equipment manufacturers have offshored operations and have laid off thousands of American workers, while doling out billions in stock buybacks and shareholder dividends. Specifically, Baldwin and ...