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On the recordDecember 18, 2025
I think my colleague is confused. This bill would not tell China what to do; it would require sanctions that would prohibit the actions that I outlined about support to Russia. And there aren't any tariffs in this bill. Again, my colleague is confused. I don't think giving NVIDIA chips to China is the way to get China to cooperate with the United States. I think developing a relationship where China understands where we are on issues and we understand where they are is important, and that is what this bill is about. It is about helping China to understand that we stand in support of Ukraine and that we don't support China providing weapons and keeping Russia's war machine going. So I am afraid my colleague from Kentucky is interested in appeasement rather than interested in trying to solve the issues. We will come back to the floor and continue to try to raise these issues because it is important for Ukraine to understand that there are Members in this Congress who believe we need to support them in this unjust war that Russia started, and Russia is continuing to cause thousands of casualties and millions of dollars in destruction in the country.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Addressing concerns about a bill related to sanctions against China and support for Ukraine.

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