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Senate Adopts Amendment That Slashes Tariffs on Hundreds of Chinese Imports to US
The Epoch Times ^ | May 27, 2021 | Mark Tapscott

Posted on 05/27/2021 5:25:13 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

An exasperated Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) tweeted his frustration late Thursday after the Senate on a 91-4 vote adopted a measure that cuts U.S. tariffs on hundreds of products imported from China.

“The ‘China bill’ now reduces tariffs on hundreds of products made in #China. Why would we cut tariffs on China in a bill to improve American’s ability to compete with China? And only @HawleyMO, @TomCottonAR @BernieSanders, and I voted against it. #Strangebedfellows,” Rubio said in his tweet.

Just a few minutes before that tweet, Rubio tweeted a segment of his floor speech from earlier in the day in which he passionately told Senate colleagues the national security safeguards in the bill to protect U.S. technology research are inadequate.

“What I want you to understand is this is not a minor security threat, this is the number one priority of Chinese intelligence, this is what all of their agencies and all of their government are geared towards doing,” Rubio said, referring to Chinese digital and human intelligence theft of American secrets.

Rubio’s ire was stirred by the amendment that ran to more than 280 pages, making major changes to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, formerly known as the Endless Frontier Act.

The amendment was introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and co-sponsored by Republican senators Charles Grassley of Iowa, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Steve Daines of Montana, John Cornyn of Texas, James Lankford of Oklahoma and Todd Young of Indiana.

An internal analysis of the amendment described it as having four major flaws, including:


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Those CCP "investments" in Hunter sure paid off!
1 posted on 05/27/2021 5:25:13 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

America Last

Make America Poor Again


2 posted on 05/27/2021 5:27:20 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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I still won’t buy Chinese if at all humanly possible.


3 posted on 05/27/2021 5:28:55 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So why didn’t Cruz vote against this????


4 posted on 05/27/2021 5:29:32 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Knowing full well all of this cr@p was coming if the DEMs got the White House, why wasn’t this time for another revolution? Too many keyboard warriors and not enough people willing to make the sacrifice?


5 posted on 05/27/2021 5:29:55 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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The entire Congress needs to be cancelled. 91-4 in favor of screwimg the American worker. WTH???


6 posted on 05/27/2021 5:30:10 PM PDT by MGunny ( )
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Yep!


7 posted on 05/27/2021 5:30:50 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Those CCP "investments" in Hunter sure paid off!

Hunter and his GOP friends, did you notice?

8 posted on 05/27/2021 5:32:12 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: Rurudyne

Make America Weak Again


9 posted on 05/27/2021 5:32:57 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

wtf?

Nice timing as we get over the china virus


10 posted on 05/27/2021 5:33:09 PM PDT by Pollard
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91-4!!!!!!


11 posted on 05/27/2021 5:33:57 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Meanwhile they are slapping tariffs on Canadian lumber. China owns these people.


12 posted on 05/27/2021 5:34:20 PM PDT by Revel
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94-1 is why Trump was allowed to be deposed and we were handed over to a Communist government. I hope those bastard Republicans that enriched themselves by selling their souls to the Devil enjoy their short time on this earth. The Hell that’s coming for them is going to be hot and painful.


13 posted on 05/27/2021 5:36:37 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Proud member of the Poor Boy Gang. )
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To: SoConPubbie

Something very odd.

You could not get the senate to agree 94 to 1 that tomorrow is Friday.

Very strange.


14 posted on 05/27/2021 5:38:12 PM PDT by old curmudgeon
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Rubio did the right thing.


15 posted on 05/27/2021 5:38:55 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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trump was winning the trade war; he was using selected tariffs to eliminate all tariffs. it was brilliant.

this is walking away from that victory.

politically, making nice with the country that turned covid loose on the world is a mistake.


16 posted on 05/27/2021 5:39:15 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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How did China Mitch vote?


17 posted on 05/27/2021 5:52:44 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Revel

Why not do a little foresting here in the USA? Naw...they’d rather watch it burn.


18 posted on 05/27/2021 5:55:58 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

We’re being sold out right in front of our eyes and they’re laughing at us. They have NO fear.


19 posted on 05/27/2021 5:58:16 PM PDT by dljordan (Slouching towards Woketopia)
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To: old curmudgeon

Yes..SOMETING not right here


20 posted on 05/27/2021 6:06:46 PM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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