Washington, D.C., May 23, 2025 – Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) issued the following statement regarding the announced partnership between Nippon Steel and the Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corporation:
“I applaud President Trump, Secretary Bessent, and other senior administration officials in achieving this huge victory for America and the U.S. Steel Corporation.
Only Donald Trump could have made this happen and I’m grateful to him for having me, Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-16), and Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) from our Pennsylvania delegation in the Oval Office yesterday to discuss it. I told him what I have said all along. My priorities are preserving and expanding jobs and investment in the Mon Valley. This partnership gets it done.
This $14 billion investment by Nippon Steel ensures this storied American company remains under U.S. leadership, dramatically enhances U.S. domestic steel production capacity, protects more than 11,000 Pennsylvania jobs, and supports the creation of at least 14,000 more. I have made clear my top priority in any agreement is protecting the jobs of workers in the Mon Valley, in addition to securing renewed investment in Pennsylvania steel jobs and the local economy, while ensuring that U.S. Steel remains under U.S. control. This partnership is great for the economy, great for national security, and great for the hardworking people of Pennsylvania. I am proud to stand by President Trump as he lives up to our shared promise to rebuild US manufacturing and deliver for America’s workers.”
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