Senate votes to advance China bill after Schumer strikes deal
| The Senate on Thursday advanced legislation aimed at combating China’s competitiveness after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) cut a deal, breaking an hours-long stalemate.
The vote caps off a dramatic 24 hours as Schumer and Republicans scrambled to try to save the bill, restyled the Innovation and Competition Act, after some Republicans threatened to make it their first successful filibuster of the 117th Congress. The bill initially looked doomed on Thursday as dozens of Republicans voted against ending debate, before being held in limbo. But there appeared to be signs of movement early Thursday afternoon when Republicans said Schumer and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) had struck an agreement to allow for a vote on a trade amendment, putting the bill on a glide path to passage. |
