美国总统布什宣布取消钢铁保障措施
Today，　I　signed　a　proclamation　ending　the　temporary　steel　safeguard　measures　I　put　in　place　in　March　2002.　Prior　to　that　time，　steel　prices　were　at　20-year　lows，　and　the　U.S.　International　Trade　Commission　found　that　a　surge　in　imports　to　the　U.S.　market　was　causing　serious　injury　to　our　domestic　steel　industry.　I　took　action　to　give　the　industry　a　chance　to　adjust　to　the　surge　in　foreign　imports　and　to　give　relief　to　the　workers　and　communities　that　depend　on　steel　for　their　jobs　and　livelihoods.　These　safeguard　measures　have　now　achieved　their　purpose，　and　as　a　result　of　changed　economic　circumstances　it　is　time　to　lift　them.　
　　The　U.S.　steel　industry　wisely　used　the　21　months　of　breathing　space　we　provided　to　consolidate　and　restructure.　The　industry　made　progress　increasing　productivity，　lowering　production　costs，　and　making　America　more　competitive　with　foreign　steel　producers.　Steel　producers　and　workers　have　negotiated　new　groundbreaking　labor　agreements　that　allow　greater　flexibility　and　increase　job　stability.　The　Pension　Benefit　Guaranty　Corporation　has　guaranteed　the　pensions　of　eligible　steelworkers　and　retirees　and　relieved　the　high　pension　costs　that　burdened　some　companies.　My　jobs　and　growth　plan　has　also　created　more　favorable　economic　conditions　for　the　industry，　and　the　improving　economy　will　help　further　stimulate　demand.　
　　To　keep　the　positive　momentum　going，　we　will　continue　our　steel　import　licensing　and　monitoring　program　so　that　my　Administration　can　quickly　respond　to　future　import　surges　that　could　unfairly　damage　the　industry.　We　will　continue　negotiations　with　our　trading　partners　through　the　Organization　of　Economic　Cooperation　and　Development　to　establish　new　and　stronger　disciplines　on　subsidies　that　governments　grant　to　their　steel　producers.　We　will　continue　to　pursue　economic　policies　that　create　the　conditions　for　steel　producers，　steel　consumers　--　who　rely　on　steel　to　produce　goods　ranging　from　refrigerators　to　auto　parts　-　and　other　U.S.　manufacturers　to　succeed.　
　　I　strongly　believe　that　America's　workers　can　compete　with　anyone　in　the　world　as　long　as　we　have　a　fair　and　level　playing　field.　Free　trade　opens　foreign　markets　to　American　products　and　creates　jobs　for　American　workers，　and　an　integral　part　of　our　commitment　to　free　trade　is　our　commitment　to　enforcing　our　trade　laws.　I　am　pleased　the　steel　industry　seized　the　opportunity　we　provided　to　regain　its　competitiveness　and　assist　steelworkers　and　their　communities.　As　a　result，　U.S.　steel　companies　are　now　once　again　well-positioned　to　compete　both　at　home　and　globally.