[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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