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job to stop China's illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing.

Ted Strickland · A Ted Strickland campaign ad ('Beltway Rob') · April 2016 · Race: U.S. Senator from Ohio

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False

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The record does not settle it

Checked against No record can settle this sentence: whether a trade representative "looked the other way" is a judgment; the U.S. International Trade Commission publishes the antidumping orders in force, not an assessment of an official's effort.

The record: Import injury investigations and antidumping orders

Context

The ad described Portman's role as U.S. Trade Representative (2005-2006) and later senator on Chinese steel-dumping enforcement.

Topics: Trade, 2016 U.S. Senate.

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Sources

  1. 2016-04-01-ted-strickland-china-steel-dumping · PolitiFact · 2016-04-01 · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Import injury investigations and antidumping orders · U.S. International Trade Commission · accessed 2026-10-15

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