Senate defense bill set to block Trump's deal with Chinese company

Defense News: Teeing up a bipartisan rebuke of the U.S. president, the Senate’s must-pass defense policy bill will include legislation to maintain penalties against Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE, lawmakers announced Monday.

“The fact that a bipartisan group of senators came together this quickly is a testament to how bad the Trump administration’s ZTE deal is and how we will not shy away from holding the president’s feet to the fire when it comes to keeping his promise to be tough on China,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted Monday.

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