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babylonsister

(170,960 posts)
Tue May 22, 2018, 12:43 PM May 2018

Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE

Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE
By Harper Neidig - 05/22/18 12:16 PM EDT


A Senate panel on Tuesday rebuked President Trump's efforts to ease sanctions on the Chinese telecom firm ZTE, which the intelligence community and trade regulators have warned poses a national security risk for the U.S.

The Senate Banking Committee approved an amendment in an overwhelming and bipartisan 23-2 vote that would block Trump from easing sanctions on ZTE without first certifying to Congress that the company is complying with U.S. law.

The move comes the same day The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration and China are closing in on a deal to ease off ZTE in exchange for trade concessions. That report raised concerns among lawmakers of both parties who have advocated for a crackdown on Chinese technology companies.

“If the president and his team won’t follow through on tough sanctions against ZTE, it’s up to Congress to ensure that it happens," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.

"Both parties have come together today to strongly rebuke ZTE and the administration’s soft approach. This critical legislation along with the [Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States] reforms that it was added to are huge steps forward in our fight against the Chinese, and we should pass this legislation on the floor immediately.”


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http://thehill.com/policy/technology/388791-senate-panel-overwhelmingly-approves-amendment-blocking-trump-on-zte
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Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE (Original Post) babylonsister May 2018 OP
By God, they're still alive! Who'da thunk it? Frustratedlady May 2018 #1
Bolton dismantled the cyber tech in the WH Iliyah May 2018 #2
Won't help. Trump will just certify them, no matter what they are doing. Shrike47 May 2018 #3
THIS. slumcamper May 2018 #5
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #4
Let me guess. As soon as someone reads this development to him, he'll go: "CERTIFIED!...Next!". And Guy Whitey Corngood May 2018 #6
Sanctions on Russia passed overwhelmingly NewJeffCT May 2018 #7
good point! kentuck May 2018 #9
I admit I am a bit ignorant of US executive power LiberalLovinLug May 2018 #12
Will he get to keep his bribe? - because that's what he really cares about rurallib May 2018 #8
But... but... but... those Chinese jobs! calimary May 2018 #10
this just in: at the cellular level, it appears the senate has something... Javaman May 2018 #11
Good for them mountain grammy May 2018 #13

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Bolton dismantled the cyber tech in the WH
Tue May 22, 2018, 12:51 PM
May 2018

Shortly thereafter, t-rump approves ZTE. This administration don't care about the USA. t-rump is money hungry and Bolton wants WW3. VP Pence - end days.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
3. Won't help. Trump will just certify them, no matter what they are doing.
Tue May 22, 2018, 01:13 PM
May 2018

Since there are no repercussions when Trump lies, he’ll just lie. Easy Peasy. Why not?

slumcamper

(1,602 posts)
5. THIS.
Tue May 22, 2018, 01:49 PM
May 2018

This so-called "rebuke" is a paper tiger.

Analysts consistently fail to acknowledge that principles, traditions, and rules do not mean a thing under an authoritarian regime bent on destroying the country while empowering and enriching its cronies.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,481 posts)
6. Let me guess. As soon as someone reads this development to him, he'll go: "CERTIFIED!...Next!". And
Tue May 22, 2018, 01:51 PM
May 2018

that will be that.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
7. Sanctions on Russia passed overwhelmingly
Tue May 22, 2018, 02:34 PM
May 2018

as well.

I think the deadline was the end of 2017 for them to be implemented, but we've only gotten a tiny bit implemented

LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
12. I admit I am a bit ignorant of US executive power
Tue May 22, 2018, 03:24 PM
May 2018

Forgive me I'm Canadian. But if Congress and the Senate says sanctions must be applied, and its all legit ie. the Supreme Court, how does one man in another building change the law back all by himself? I thought he couldn't just decree what he wanted. So enforcement agencies work directly for the President? Why have a Congress or Senate then? I may have misinterpreted how the whole 3 branches of government thing works.

And logistically, how does that work? Do companies just ignore the sanction orders and when a federal agent knocks on their door they say "Talk to Donnie"?

So theoretically some nefarious regime can be under sanctions for brutal human rights abuses. And then their dictator phones Donnie early one morning and says he can guarantee a loan and all the zoning approvals for a new Trump tower in his capital, and in a few hours....presto no more sanctions? Despite what congress or the senate want? I don't get it.

rurallib

(62,342 posts)
8. Will he get to keep his bribe? - because that's what he really cares about
Tue May 22, 2018, 02:56 PM
May 2018

did I say bribe as in trump took a bribe? Why I guess I did!

calimary

(80,693 posts)
10. But... but... but... those Chinese jobs!
Tue May 22, 2018, 03:09 PM
May 2018

Aren't we all supposed to be doing our absolute utmost to recover and recreate those lost Chinese jobs?

Javaman

(62,439 posts)
11. this just in: at the cellular level, it appears the senate has something...
Tue May 22, 2018, 03:21 PM
May 2018

resembling a spine, but it's too early to tell.

on scientist was quoted as saying, "it's too early to tell, it could just be a smudge on the optics".

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