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In Rebuke To Biden, Senate Restores Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panels

Towmotor driver Corey Reid transports solar panels at the assembly line at the First Solar manufacturing plant, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Walbridge, Ohio. First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive PV solar systems using advanced module and system technology. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
  • The U.S. Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, passed a resolution repealing President Biden’s two-year moratorium on Chinese solar panel tariffs – a sharp rebuke to the president. The Senate approved the resolution, 56-41.
  • The Congressional Review Act resolution, which a bipartisan House passed, would resume taxes on Chinese solar manufacturers after a Commerce Department investigation found that the operations were being re-routed through at least four Southeast Asian entities in order to avoid paying U.S. tariffs.
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