Washington, June 4 (IANS) Democratic lawmakers have raised alarm over the Trump administration’s decision to dismiss all 22 members of the National Science Board, arguing that the move could weaken America’s scientific leadership and hand China a strategic advantage at a time of intensifying global competition in research and innovation. Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Chinese Communist Party and…
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Washington, May 29 (IANS) Two US Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to block Chinese connected vehicles from entering the United States through Canada and Mexico, warning that the vehicles pose national security risks and threaten the American auto industry.Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Senator Elissa Slotkin announced the Protecting America from Chinese Cars Act at the Mackinac Policy Conference in Michigan.The bill would prohibit connected vehicles from China and other adve…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Democratic lawmakers in the United States sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s war with Iran as gasoline prices surge nationwide, urging the White House to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease pressure on American families.Oil prices have climbed into triple digits for the first time in four years, with crude nearing $120 a barrel amid disruptions to energy flows from the Middle East. The spike has pushed fuel costs sharply higher nationwi…
Washington, Mar 10 (IANS) US lawmakers sharply split over President Donald Trump’s decision to launch military action against Iran, with senior Republicans defending the move as necessary for national security while Democrats warned it was an unauthorised war that could drive up economic costs and deepen instability in the Middle East.Senator Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, strongly backed the president’s decision during remarks on the Senate flo…