congressional_record: CREC-2018-06-20-pt1-PgH5347-4

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CREC-2018-06-20-pt1-PgH5347-4 2018-06-20 115 2     ZTE POSES A THREAT TO OUR SECURITY HOUSE HOUSE ALLOTHER H5347 H5347 [{"name": "A. Donald McEachin", "role": "speaking"}]   164 Cong. Rec. H5347 Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)] [House] [Page H5347] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ZTE POSES A THREAT TO OUR SECURITY (Mr. McEACHIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, ZTE, the Chinese telecom corporation, poses a clear threat to our security. The Pentagon has banned the sale of ZTE devices on U.S. bases, saying they ``may pose an unacceptable risk to the Department's personnel, information, and mission.'' Similarly, there is no dispute that ZTE violated sanctions designed to pressure Iran and North Korea. In April, the Department of Commerce instituted appropriate penalties. Now, for transparently political reasons, President Trump has reversed those penalties, giving ZTE a new lease on life. As elected officials, one of our most basic responsibilities is to keep Americans safe. In granting ZTE an undeserved reprieve, the President did just the opposite. The failure is dangerous and unacceptable. Last week, the Senate approved a bipartisan NDAA amendment to restore the penalties President Trump revoked. I am pleased by their success, and I will strongly support efforts to maintain that language in the coming NDAA conference. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to do the same. Politics needs to stop at the water's edge. Congress can and must do what the President will not. ____________________

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