AIIS 232 Financial Appeal Letter

AIIS continues to urgently need your generous assistance to secure the future of the steel supply chain.

Falls Church, VA (AIIS) - To: AIIS Members and all those whose livelihoods depend upon the free and responsible importing of steel

Subject: Update to our special request for support to respond to the Section 232 investigation of the effect of steel imports on national security

From: AIIS Board Chairman John D. Foster

Date: June 2, 2017

Ladies and gentlemen,

AIIS continues to urgently need your generous assistance to secure the future of the steel supply chain.

We have received $35,000 to date, and we are very grateful for those contributions, which have enabled us to quickly mobilize our campaign to demonstrate the positive impact of steel imports. We will need at least $100,000 more to ensure that we can implement our full strategic plan, including completion of a critically important impact study update, two National Press Club (NPC) events, congressional visits, and other initiatives. With the Section 232 investigation already underway by the Department of Commerce, and executive action expected soon, we must stay ahead of this issue by implementing these objectives within the next 4-5 weeks.

All contributions are greatly appreciated and carefully spent, and I would ask you to consider investing $2,000, $3,000, $5,000, or more in the future of the industry. Your generosity and foresight will allow AIIS to move our efforts forward with the speed required to counter what is a distinctly protectionist and unbalanced domestic agenda that jeopardizes the stability and reliability of our shared manufacturing base.

Here are a few of the activities AIIS has undertaken so far and has planned in the near future to support and defend the steel supply chain:

May 23 – AIIS comments on Section 232 sent to the Commerce Department (prior to the May 31 deadline).

May 24 – AIIS delivered testimony at a Commerce Department hearing in Washington, D.C., that emphasized the retaliatory responses that inevitably result from protectionist actions.

May 25 – AIIS published an op-ed in American Metal Market that explained the steel supply chain position. More op-ed submissions are planned.

May 26 – AIIS negotiated with strategic communications firm Bracewell regarding our NPC events.

June 1 – AIIS met with the Japanese Steel Consortium about the investigation.

June/July – NPC events, regional meetings, and letter mailings are planned to mobilize grassroots support.

AIIS is the last real voice in Washington advocating for the free and responsible trade in steel. Many powerful people are aligned against our interests, making this the most serious threat to the well-being of our industry – and our individual businesses – in many years. Your contribution will allow us to show lawmakers, regulators, the press, and the public that imported steel is an essential component of the U.S. economy and national security.

Respectfully submitted,

John D. Foster
AIIS Chairman

Courtesy: AIIS

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