Washington, July 25 (IANS) A bipartisan group of influential US senators has urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to impose sanctions on support vessels that enable China’s vast distant-water fishing fleet, arguing that targeting the logistical backbone of the operation would disrupt what they described as widespread illegal fishing, environmental destruction and forced labour linked to the Chinese Communist Party.Led by Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee o…
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Washington, June 28 (IANS) Republican Senator Todd Young and Democratic Senator Mark Kelly called on American politicians to show greater political courage and put the national interest ahead of partisan politics, while offering contrasting views on President Donald Trump’s leadership.The two senators made the remarks during a joint interview on ABC’s This Week, where they discussed political polarisation, bipartisan cooperation and the challenges of governing in an increasingly divided America….
Washington, May 12 (IANS) A bipartisan group of four US senators has urged President Donald Trump to take a hard line against China’s shipbuilding practices during his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, arguing that Beijing’s policies have crippled the American maritime industry and weakened US national security.In a letter released Monday, Senators Tammy Baldwin, Mark Kelly, Todd Young and Tim Scott warned Trump against offering concessions to China on shipbuilding and marit…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation to renew and expand a federal programme aimed at strengthening American leadership in quantum technology.The bill would reauthorise the National Quantum Initiative, a programme first approved in 2018 to coordinate federal research in quantum computing, networking and sensing.Senators backing the measure said sustained government investment is needed to protect US national security and economic competitiveness as ot…