Economics
Congress Raises Pressure on Trump Over ZTE
- Lawmakers consider bill blocking Trump from lifting sanctions
- Other measures would take lesser steps in punishing ZTE
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Congress is increasing pressure on President Donald Trump not to weaken sanctions on ZTE Corp., the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker accused of violating trade-sanction agreements and posing a threat to U.S. national security.
The most expansive measure under consideration is a House appropriations bill with language aimed at blocking Trump from lifting sanctions. Other proposals under consideration would require the president to certify that lifting sanctions wouldn’t hurt U.S. security and would bar the Defense Department from renewing contracts with vendors that work with the Chinese company.