US senators postpone vote-track effort on proposed Chinese car ban
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno and Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin have postponed an attempt to secure Senate approval for a fast-track procedure supporting a permanent ban on Chinese cars in the United States. They delayed the move until next week while seeking backing from one remaining holdout.
Two US senators seeking a permanent legislative ban on Chinese cars in the United States have delayed an effort to advance their proposal in the Senate. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno and Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin had planned to seek approval on Thursday for a fast-track procedure. The procedure requires unanimous Senate support, according to the South China Morning Post.
The senators agreed to postpone the attempt until next week as they seek the backing of a single senator who has not yet supported the move. The delay came on the same day that US President Donald Trump met China’s President Xi Jinping, the report said. The supplied material does not give details of the proposed legislation, identify the remaining holdout or explain the objections that have prevented unanimous approval.
It also does not state whether the senators have changed the substance of the proposed ban or merely postponed the procedural vote. The effort is described as a legislative attempt to make the ban permanent, but the available report does not provide a timetable for any final vote or say whether the proposal has been introduced in its completed form. Moreno is a Republican and Slotkin a Democrat, indicating bipartisan sponsorship of the effort.
No response from Chinese carmakers, the Chinese government or other senators was included in the supplied material.
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