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Japanese-owned Nippon Steel’s deal to acquire U.S. Steel spurs record lobbying spending
United States Steel Mon Valley Works Clairton Plant and Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton Pa. on Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo by Thomas O’Neill/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Both U.S. Steel and the Japanese-owned Nippon Steel, which agreed to acquire the …