Congress of the United States Bouse of Representatives ‘Blashington, BE 20515-0501 ‘August 11, 2017 ‘The Honorable Rhonda K. Schmidtlein Chairman USS. Intemational Trade Commission 500 E Street, SW ‘Washington, DC 20436 Re: Investigation TA-201-75 Dear Chairman Schmidtein: ‘We are writing to you to express concem with the pending Section 201 global safeguard case regarding solar cell and module manufacturing in the United States. The petition requests that the President impose a 40 cents per wat tariff on imported solar cells and a 78 cents per wat floor price for imported solar modules. As part of ITC’s investigation, we urge you to carefully consider the negative impacts the proposed trade remedies would have on the entire American solar industry. Last year, solar was the single largest source of new electric generating capacity in America. At the end of 2016, 9,000 companies employed over 260,000 American workers with a median ‘wage of $25/hour. We are concemed thatthe requested trade protection would sharply increase the price of solar panels which could lead to a negative impact across the whole solar industry. ‘The increased costs could slow or even stop solar growth, jeopardizing billions of dollars in {investment in communities across the country. Moreover, iis projected thatthe new tariffs could lead toa loss of 88,000 American solar jobs next year. ‘We respectfully equest that the Commission carefully and fully consider the negative impact ‘thatthe high tariffs and minimum prices requested would have on the solar workers in our states and continued growth ofthe solar industry. Sincerely. MIKE THOMPSON i MARK: tas Member of Congres Member of CongressMLB LR aoe a Monber of Congress Member of Congres KEN CALVERT MATTHEW CARTWRIGHT Member of Congress Member of Congres ; (CY— RYANCOSTELLO cantos chrpeto “Memb of Congres Merer of Congets DIANA DeGETTE DANIEL M. DONOVAN Meniber of Congres Mauer of Congess AN ITH ELLISON of Congress Member of Congress Vikaria FORE COLLEEN HANA Member af Congress Member of Congress‘HIMES ‘of Congress RICHARD HUDSON Member of Congress Me Bhrm— _ MIA LOVE Member of Congress PATRICK T. MCHENRY Mimiber of Congress h4f— 'H NOI WN Member of Congress atoat laittzp. ‘Member of Congress {ember of Congress Vdd JAMES McGOVERN Member of Congress Goth nhok— PATRICK MEEHAN “Member of Congress EC 2ill> ED PERLMUTTER Member of Congress Jay { of Congressimequeey 7 DAVID G, REICHERT Member of Congress Member of Congress TOMRICE TACRPROSEN Member of Congress Member of Congress . > DAVID ROUZER Sage sre “Member of Congress “Member of Congress SWALWELL PAT TIBERI ‘Member of Congress “Member of Congress WULA awh DAVID VALADAO, PETER WELCH Member of Congress “Menber of Congress Eyre > fin JOE WILSON KEVIN YODER Member of Congress ‘Member of CongressCode @ Eater ANNA G.ESHOO. “Member of Congress ‘TREVGOWDY “Member of Congress — Miva Zo DINA TITUS. ‘Member of Congress Mc Vater, MARK WALKER ‘Member of Congress ‘MIMI WALTERS ‘Member of Congress Sro2Pdueas » FRANK LUCAS Member of Congress DAVID PRICE Member of Congress Dot SCOTT PETERS ‘Member of CongressTED YOHO JIM COSTA Member of Congress Member of Congress