Comment Submitted by Senator McConnell in Investigation 337-TA-688
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky submitted a comment today in support of respondent Toyota Motor Corp. in Inv. No. 337-TA-688, Certain Hybrid Vehicles and Components Thereof. Sen. McConnell urged the Commission to give “full and fair consideration” to the submission made by Toyota in the investigation, as the complainant, Paice LLC of Bonita Springs, Florida, seeks to ban the import of Toyota hybrid vehicles and Toyota hybrid engines into the United States. Sen. McConnell echoed Toyota’s prediction of a “devastating impact on the production of its hybrid vehicles in Kentucky,” and urged the Commission to consider the serious impact an adverse ruling could have on thousands of Toyota workers in Kentucky. Sen. McConnell’s comments come in light of ALJ Essex’s June 23 Order denying Toyota’s renewed motion for summary determination on the basis of claim preclusion.
