Mario Longhi to Testify at House Steel Caucus Hearing

PITTSBURGH, March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Mario Longhi, president and chief executive officer of United States Steel Corporation, will testify before the House Steel Caucus on Tuesday, March 25, at the invitation of Steel Caucus Chair Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Vice-Chair Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN). Longhi will join four CEOs of steel-producing companies on Capitol Hill to discuss the state of the steel industry and how policies on trade, tax, energy, environment and infrastructure are impacting business.

Leaders of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) member companies expected to testify at the event are: John Ferriola, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Nucor Corporation; Michael Rehwinkel, executive chairman, EVRAZ North America; Michael Rippey, president and chief executive officer, ArcelorMittal USA; and Charles Schmitt, president, SSAB Americas.

Also expected to testify are: Leo Gerard, international president of the United Steelworkers; Carl Moulton, senior vice president international, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated; John Stupp, president, Stupp Corporation; and Richard "Dick" Teets, president and chief operating officer steel operations; Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Immediately following the conclusion of the hearing, all AISI member company leaders will have media availability.

United States Steel Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada and Central Europe and an annual raw steelmaking capability of 27 million net tons. The company manufactures a wide range of value-added steel sheet and tubular products for the automotive, appliance, container, industrial machinery, construction, and oil and gas industries. For more information about U. S. Steel, please visit www.ussteel.com.

SOURCE United States Steel Corporation