On September 2nd local time, US Vice President Harris joined President Biden's ranks, stating that US steel companies should continue to be owned and operated domestically in the United States. Harris said at a Labor Day event with the union in Pittsburgh, "American Steel is a historically significant American company, and maintaining a strong American domestic steel company is crucial for our country. I strongly agree with President Biden's view that American Steel should continue to be owned and operated by the United States. I will always have the support of American steelworkers." Pittsburgh is the location of American Steel and the United Steelworkers union, which opposes the sale of the company to Japan.