competes act

Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) was the sole Democrat to vote against the COMPETES Act, a measure House Democrats say will make the U.S. more competitive globally by bolstering supply chains and punishing China. “While I support the goals and many elements of the America COMPETES Act—especially its effort to manufacture more computer chips here […]

WASHINGTON—Republicans members of Congress, including Florida Reps. Brian Mast, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Michael Waltz have been railing against the soon-to-be-voted-on COMPETES Act, accusing House Democrats of writing a bill to protect the U.S. against China, but actually helps the Chinese. The COMPETES Act was drafted to help the U.S. compete with China and other countries […]

Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R) took to the House floor this week to oppose the America COMPETES Act, calling it “partisan” legislation.