[JoeFromSidney]

Isn't this contrary to what free-traders tell us? Any time we get dumped on it's okay but heaven forbid we should look out for America and Americans first.

But aren't home-buyers American? And aren't there more American home-buyers than Americans in the lumber industry? How does keeping out low-cost lumber constitute looking out for Americans first?

[raybbr]

But aren't home-buyers American? And aren't there more American home-buyers than Americans in the lumber industry? How does keeping out low-cost lumber constitute looking out for Americans first?

Apparently you missed the point. Lumber is such a small fraction of the cost of building a home that it is almost negligible.

[hedgetrimmer]

How does keeping out low-cost lumber constitute looking out for Americans first?

Looking out for Americans first, means first defending the Constitution. Letting in so-called low cost lumber while undermining Constitutional rights does no American citizen a favor. It is our duty as citizens to protect the rights of all citizens, and this is done by adhering to our Constitution, which protects our right to a representative government.