Van Hollen Statement on Reported ZTE Deal
Today, U.S.
Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the Trump
Administration’s reported deal with ZTE. Earlier this week, the
Senate Banking Committee’s passed the Senator’s amendment to prohibit the President from changing penalties on
sanctioned Chinese telecommunication companies – including ZTE, and
yesterday it was announced that this amendment
is included in the National Defense Authorization Act. Senator Van Hollen
also joined Andrea Mitchell to discuss
this issue today.
“ZTE presents a
national security threat to the United States — and nothing in this reported
deal addresses that fundamental fact. If President Trump won’t put our security
before Chinese jobs, Congress will act on a bipartisan basis to stop him.”
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