U.S. Senators to Introduce Bill Halting Canada Paper Tariffs
- Bill would require U.S. to conduct economic study of sector
- Collins says tariffs have hurt printing, publishing industry
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A bipartisan group of 10 senators led by Republican Susan Collins of Maine introduced a bill on Monday that would pause duties on paper imported from Canada for use in publishing, according to a news release from Collins’ office.
The bill also requires the U.S. Commerce Department to “conduct a study of the economic well-being, health, and vitality of the newsprint industry and the local newspaper publishing industry in the United States.” The president, after receiving the report, would have to find duties “in the economic interest of the United States” to maintain them or impose new ones.