In a statement explaining only the third veto of his presidency, Biden said the waivers would help ensure “we have a thriving solar installation industry ready to deploy American-made solar products to homes, businesses and communities across the nation.” Biden said he does not intend to extend the waivers after their expiration.

Many congressional Democrats, however, disagree with that argument. Nine Senate Democrats voted to restore the tariffs earlier this month, with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) saying a lack of tariffs on Chinese panels forces American companies to compete with “cheap, unfairly subsidized imports.”

[Again, those labor unions certainly must be happy with their lock-step support for President Made in America now, huh? — Ed]