Sens. Vance, Hawley, Rubio Call on Joe Biden to Block 'Deeply Flawed' Japanese Co. from Buying U.S. Steel Posted on December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 by Sara Smallwood Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are calling on President Joe Biden to block the sale of the United States Steel Corporation by Japan’s largest steelmaker.