In one of his last acts as a lobbyist, Congressman Slattery, speaking on behalf of the “Nucor Corporation…American Iron and Steel Institute and the Steel Manufacturers Association,” testified that:

“Certain recent proposals seem to accept the loss of energy-intensive industries in the United States as an inevitable consequence of climate change legislation.  Some have referred cavalierly to this as ‘leakage.’  In fact, the loss of energy-intensive manufacturing industries like steel as a consequence of climate change legislation would cost millions of Americans their jobs, damage our economy and threaten our national security.” [pp. 4-5]

Further:

            “Higher, uncompensated regulatory and related costs…will force manufacturers to move production from the United States to countries like China, India and Brazil, that do not

have comprehensive and significant greenhouse gas reduction obligations.”  [p. 9]

And further that:

            “Steelmakers in the EU have been hit with substantial increase in electricity costs, increases that have made them less competitive internationally.”  [p.10]

And finally that:

            “We are also very concerned that cap and trade legislation will encourage fuel switching from coal to natural gas, further escalating natural gas prices.  This scenario is already occurring, just in anticipation of legislation.” [p.14]

In all these ways, Congressman Slattery has recently and unequivocally put himself on record as opposing the dangerous and unscientific regulatory regime propounded by the Sebelius Administration.  Please feel free to use the information as you see fit.