Vice President Kamala Harris announced her opposition to the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japanese corporation Nippon Steel on Monday, joining President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in their opposition.
U.S. Steel, which is based in Pittsburgh and is widely synonymous with the Pennsylvania steel industry, directly employs over 3,700 workers in the Commonwealth.
Leaders in steel-dependent areas of Central Pennsylvania say the united opposition against the purchase is a positive sign.
"I'm happy to see that we have bipartisan unilateral support for not selling U.S. companies to foreign entities," said State Representative Dave Madsen (D-Dauphin), who represents Steelton and its historic steel plant.
The Steelton plant, the oldest steel plant in America, operated under foreign ownership before its 2020 purchase by Cleveland Cliffs. Madsen says that period left Steelton and its workers in limbo.
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