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Toomey Leading Bipartisan Amicus Brief Supporting Lawsuit Seeking Release of Commerce Department’s 32 Auto Report

Office of Senator Pat Toomey, Mar. 7, 2020

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has filed an amicus brief in federal district court in support of the Cause of Action Institute's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking to compel the U.S. Department of Commerce to follow federal law and release its Section 232 "national security" report on imported automobiles.

Joining Senator Toomey in submitting this amicus brief are Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The brief is also signed by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.). Senators Toomey and Warner are the lead authors of a bipartisan bill to reform Section 232.

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