WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), a member of the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s confidential report on Section 232 national security tariffs:

“I am deeply concerned about the Department of Commerce’s Section 232 national security report on autos, as well as potential tariffs on the auto industry in Alabama. This report was delegitimized from the start when President Trump called for a 25% tariff on autos before the investigation even began. The 24,000 auto workers in Alabama know that U.S. auto jobs do not threaten America – they strengthen it. I urge the President to consider the people of Alabama, and the damage auto tariffs would have on our state.”