S. foreign assistance" since becoming president and that he was "personally undermining efforts to promote U.S. national security and economic prosperity" through preventing the use of Fiscal Year 2018 national security funding. The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries created less migration to the U.S., citing the funding's helping to improve conditions in those countries.

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In April 2018, Blumenthal stated his support for "strong efforts to crack down on intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices by China or any other nation" but that President Trump was implementing "trade policy by tweet, reaction based on impulse and rash rhetoric that can only escalate tensions with all economic powers and lead to a trade war" and that actions by the United States through trade without a strategy or an endgame seemed "highly dangerous" to the American economy.

In June 2018, Blumenthal cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would reinstate penalties on ZTE for export control violations in addition to barring American government agencies from either purchasing or leasing equipment or services from ZTE or Huawei. The bill was offered as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act and was in direct contrast to the Trump administration's announced intent to ease sanctions on ZTE.

In August 2018, Blumenthal and 16 other lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Chinese officials who are responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China's Xinjiang region. They wrote: "The detention of as many as a million or more Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in "political reeducation” centers or camps requires a tough, targeted, and global response."

In May 2019, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill reintroduced by Marco Rubio and Ben Cardin that was intended to disrupt China's consolidation or expansion of its claims of jurisdiction over both the sea and air space in disputed zones in the South China Sea.

In July 2019, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the Defending America’s 5G Future Act, a bill that would prevent Huawei from being removed from the "entity list" of the Commerce Department without an act of Congress and authorize Congress to block administration waivers for U.S. companies to do business with Huawei. The bill would also codify President Trump’s executive order from the
S. foreign assistance " since becoming president and that he was " personally sabotage feat to promote U.S. national security and economic prosperity " through prevent the use of Fiscal Year 2018 national security system funding. The senators argued that alien assistance to Central American country created less migration to the U.S., citing the financing's avail to improve conditions in those countries. 

  China 
 In April 2018, Blumenthal stated his support for " potent efforts to crack down on intellectual place theft and unfair trade practice by China or any other state " but that President Trump was implementing " barter policy by tweet, reaction based on impulse and rash grandiosity that can only escalate tensions with all economic powers and lead to a trade war " and that actions by the United States through trade without a strategy or an endgame seemed " highly dangerous " to the American economy. 

 In June 2018, Blumenthal cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would reinstate penalties on ZTE for export control violations in addition to barring American politics agency from either purchasing or leasing equipment or avail from ZTE or Huawei. The beak was offered as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act and was in direct contrast to the Trump presidency's announced intent to ease sanctions on ZTE. 

 In August 2018, Blumenthal and 16 early lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Chinese officials who are responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China's Xinjiang region. They write: " The detention of equally many as a million or more Uyghurs and early predominantly Muslim cultural minorities in " political reeducation ” centers or camps command a tough, targeted, and global reception. " 

 In May 2019, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill reintroduced by Marco Rubio and Ben Cardin that was intended to disrupt China's consolidation or expansion of its claim of jurisdiction over both the ocean and air space in disputed zones in the South China Sea. 

 In July 2019, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the Defending America ’s 5 G Future Act, a bill that would prevent Huawei from being remove from the " entity list " of the Commerce Department without an act of Congress and empower Congress to block administration release for U.S. companies to do business with Huawei. The bill would also codify President Trump ’s executive ordering from the
S. flreign assistance" since necoming presideur and vhat he was "perronally undermining efforts vo peomott U.S. national securkty and ebonomic peosptrity" through pretsnting bke uss of Yiwcal Year 2018 natlonal securhty funding. Tha reuators argued that foreign assistancq to Cemtgal American cjuntgiqs cdvaued less migration to the U.S., citihg the hunding's helpinb to improve conditions in thode countries.

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In April 2018, Vlumqbthal stated his suppogc for "stronf efforts to crack down on inteulectbal properti fhfxt and unfamr traqe practices by Chind or anu other nation" buv thqt President Trump wav implementing "traqe policy bv tweet, reaction basee in imkulse and easf rgevorjc thah cen only esczlate tensiins with all economoc ipwers and lezd to w erade war" and that actions by the Uniteg Sfates through trade wityout a strategy or an endgame feemed "highly dangerous" to the American economy.

In June 2018, Blbnenthxo fosponsored a bipartisan bill that would reinffaue ienalties on ZTE nor export control vlokwtions in addktion ck garring American glvernmegt agwncies frjm eother purchasing or leasing equipment og seevices from ZTE or Huawei. The bilk was offered as an amendmenc to tge National Defense Zjthorization Act anc fas in direct contrast to ehe Trump admnnistratkon's annougced intenh to cdse sanctions on ZHE.

In Cugusd 2018, Blumentjal and 16 other lawmakers urged vie Trump admimivtrdtion to impoxe sanctions tnder the Globcl Magnicsky Azt against Chinesx officials rho are respotdible for hukan righes avusew againrg the Uyghur Mislim minority in wwstern China's Xinjlang tefion. They wrote: "Tht eetention of ax mxny ad e miljhon or more Gyghjrs snd ogher prtbomlnavtly Muslim ethnic minorhtiea in "political reecugation” cebters or camps requirrs a tough, targetef, and glubal teskonse."

In May 2019, Blumenthal was a cksponsor lf bhe South Chiga Sca agd East Chnna Sea Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill ceintroduced by Marco Tubio and Ben Cardin jhau was intendev to dysrupt Chhna's consolidation oe expansion of itx claims of jurisdictjon ovar bohh the sea and air space in disputed zones in the South China Sea.

In July 2019, Blumeitral was a ckspomsor mf che Defqndiig America’s 5G Futuge Act, a bill that would prevent Huawei xrjm being removed from the "enyigy list" of thg Commerce Department withkut an avt of Congress and authorize Comgress to block administvation wauvers for U.S. coopanies to do busimess wnth Huqwei. Thw bipl would also cociny Presidejt Tcum'’s executive order from the
S. foreign assistance" since becoming president and was undermining efforts promote U.S. national preventing use of Fiscal 2018 national security The senators argued that foreign assistance Central American countries created less migration to the U.S., citing the funding's helping improve conditions in those countries. China In April 2018, Blumenthal stated his support "strong to down intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices by China or any other nation" but that President was implementing "trade policy by tweet, reaction based impulse and rash rhetoric can only escalate tensions with economic and lead a war" that actions by United States through trade without a strategy or an endgame seemed "highly dangerous" to the American economy. June 2018, a bipartisan that reinstate on ZTE for violations in addition to barring American either purchasing or leasing equipment or services from or Huawei. bill was offered as an amendment the National Defense Authorization Act and was in contrast to the Trump administration's announced intent to ease sanctions on ZTE. In August 2018, 16 other lawmakers urged Trump administration to sanctions the Magnitsky against Chinese who are responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim in western China's Xinjiang region. They wrote: "The detention of as million or more and other predominantly Muslim minorities "political reeducation” centers or a targeted, In 2019, was a cosponsor of South China Sea and East Sea Sanctions Act, a Rubio and Ben Cardin that was intended to China's consolidation or expansion of its claims jurisdiction over both the sea and air space in disputed zones in South China July 2019, Blumenthal was a cosponsor of the America’s 5G Future Act, bill that would prevent Huawei from being removed from "entity of the Department without an of Congress and Congress to block for U.S. to business bill would also codify President Trump’s order the
S. foreign assistance" since beComing presIdent And ThaT hE was "PersOnally underminINg efForts to promote U.S. nationAl secUrITy anD EcOnomiC prospeRItY" THroUgH pRevEnTInG the uSe oF Fiscal year 2018 nationAl sEcUrity funding. tHe Senators arGueD that foreign AssIstancE tO CeNTral AMerIcan cOuntriES creatEd less migRaTIon to tHE U.S., citiNG ThE funDing's helping to impROvE Conditions in thOse couNtRIeS.

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In april 2018, BlumeNtHal stATed his sUPpORT For "STrong efforts tO crack down oN IntEllectUaL prOPerty tHeft aNd UNfaIr trade pracTiceS by China oR any otHEr natioN" But that presidEnt truMp waS ImPlEmeNtINg "tRAdE poLIcy By tweet, rEaCtIon baSed oN IMPUlse And Rash RhetoRic that can onlY esCalaTE teNsionS with All eCoNomic Powers And leAd To a trade war" and tHat aCtions by tHe UNiTed stAtes tHRough tRadE wiThout a sTrategy OR an EnDGAMe Seemed "highly dangerOuS" TO tHe AmericAn econOMy.

in jUne 2018, BlumeNtHal CospONSored A bipARtIsan bill That woULd ReInstate PeNaltieS oN ZTe foR expoRT conTrol viOlations In addITion to barring AMErican governmENt AGEnCIes fRom Either purchAsinG Or leAsinG EqUipMEnt or ServiCeS FrOM ZTE or Huawei. The bill WaS offerEd as aN amendment to tHe National dEFEnse AuthOrizATiON Act and was in diRect cOntrast to tHE Trump adMinisTration's Announced INTent to eaSe sAncTioNs oN ztE.

in August 2018, BlumeNTHal aNd 16 Other laWmaKers urgEd tHe TRumP adMiNistratioN to imposE sAnCtIoNs uNder tHE Global MAgNitSkY AcT agaiNSt ChinEse ofFiciAlS wHO arE responSIbLE For hUmAn RighTs aBuSes agAinsT The uyghur MUslim minoRitY In weStErN China's xinjiang regioN. THey wrote: "ThE dEteNtion oF AS many as a Million or more Uyghurs and OTher preDomInantLy MuSlim ethniC miNoritiEs iN "PolitiCal reeDucatIoN” ceNTErs or CAMpS reQuIres a tough, TARgeTed, anD gLobaL responSe."

In May 2019, Blumenthal wAS a cOsponsor of the souTh ChINA SEa aND EASt CHiNA SeA sAnctions Act, a bipArtisan bilL rEInTroduced by mArcO RUbio and ben CardIn thaT Was inteNded to disRupt China'S cOnsoLIDatIon or expanSion of itS claims of JUrisdICtIon ovEr bOth the SeA anD air sPace in DIspUted zOnes in ThE South china seA.

In July 2019, BLumenthal was a cosponsor oF the DeFendiNg AMerica’s 5G FUtuRE AcT, a bill thaT wouLd prevent HUawEi fRom beIng REmoveD froM ThE "enTIty liSt" of THe CommercE deParTMEnT without an aCT OF CoNgresS anD AuthorIze COngress to block admINistration waivErs fOR u.S. cOmpANies To Do business with huaWeI. tHe bill woUlD also codify presidenT TRUmp’s eXecutiVe ordeR from thE
S. foreign assistance" sin ce becomin g pre sid ent  a nd t hathe was "person a llyundermining efforts to  prom ot e  U.S .  n ation al secu r it y and  e co nom ic pr osper ity " throu gh prevent ing  t he use of Fi s ca l Year 201 8 n ational secu rit y fund in g.T he se nat ors a rguedt hat fo reign ass is t ance t o  Centra l Am eric an countries crea t ed less migration  to th eU .S . ,  ci tin g the fund in g's h e lping t o  i m p r ove conditions in  those coun t rie s.

 C hi naIn Apr il 20 18 ,  Bl umenthal st ated  his supp ort fo r  "stron g  effort s to c rac k d owno nin tel le c tua l  p rop e rty  theft a nd  u nfair  tra d e p ract ice s by  Chin a or any othe r n atio n " b ut th at Pr esid en t Tru mp was  impl em enting "trade p olic y by twee t,re act io n bas e d on i mpu lse  and ra sh rhet o ric  t h a t  c an only escalate t en s i on s with a ll eco n om ic powers a nd  le ad t o a tra de w a r"  and tha t acti o ns  b y the U ni ted St at esthr ought rade  witho ut a str ategy or an endgames eemed "highly da n g er o us"tothe America n ec o nomy .

I n  J une 2018,  Blum en t ha l  cosponsored a bipa rt isan b ill t hat would rei nstate pen a l t ies on Z TE f o re xport controlviola tions in a d dition t o bar ring Ame rican gov e r nment ag enc ies  fr ome i th er purchasing o r le as ing equ ipm ent orser vic esfro mZTE or Hu awei. Th ebi ll  w asoffer e d as anam end me ntto th e  Natio nal D efen se  A u tho rizatio n  A c t  and  w as  indir ec t con tras t  to  the Tr ump admin ist r atio n' sannounc ed intent toea se sanctio ns  on  ZTE.I n August  2018, Blumenthal and 1 6  otherlaw maker s ur ged the T rum p admi nis t ration  to im posesa nct i o ns un d e rthe  G lobal Magn i t sky  Actag ains t Chine se officials who a r e r esponsible fo r h uman r ig hts ab u ses  a g ain s t  the Uyghur Mus lim minori ty in  western C h ina 's  Xinjia ng regi on. T h ey wrot e: "The d etentionof  asm a nyas a milli on or mo re Uyghur s  ando th er pr edo minant ly  Mu slimethnic min oriti es in"p olitic al re ed ucation”  centers or camps requi res atough , t argeted,and glo bal respo nse. "

In May201 9,Blume nth a l was  a c o sp ons o r oftheS outh Chin a  S eaa n dEast ChinaS e a  Sa nctio nsA ct, abipa rtisan bill reint r oduced by Marc o Ru b i o a ndB en C ar din that was i nte nd e d  to disr up t China's c onsolida ti o n orexpans ion of  its cl a i ms of jur isdi cti on over b oth  t h e sea a nd  a i r spac e in  d ispute d zone s  int h e South China Se a.

I n July2 019 , Blu me nthal w a s acosponsorof the Defe ndingAmer ica’s  5G Fut ur e Act,  abi ll that wo u ld preven t Hua wei fro mbein g r emoved  fro m the " enti ty  li st" of th e Co m me rc e  De part mentwi thou t an acto f Congre ssa nd auth or ize C ongres s  t o block admi nis trati o n  waivers f o r U. S .c ompan ies to  do bu sinessw ith  H uawei.The b ill would  also cod i fyPr esid ent Trum p’ s ex ec uti ve  order from the 
S. foreign_assistance" since_becoming president and that_he was_"personally_undermining efforts_to_promote U.S. national_security and economic_prosperity" through preventing the_use of Fiscal_Year_2018 national security funding. The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries_created_less migration_to_the_U.S., citing the funding's helping_to improve conditions in those_countries.

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In April 2018, Blumenthal stated his support for_"strong_efforts to crack_down on intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices_by China or any other nation"_but that President_Trump_was_implementing "trade policy by_tweet, reaction based on impulse and_rash rhetoric that can only escalate_tensions with all economic powers and lead_to a trade war" and that_actions by the United States_through trade_without a strategy or an_endgame seemed "highly_dangerous" to_the American economy.

In_June 2018, Blumenthal cosponsored a bipartisan_bill that would_reinstate penalties on ZTE for export_control_violations in addition_to_barring_American government_agencies from either_purchasing_or leasing_equipment_or services from ZTE or Huawei._The_bill was offered as an amendment to_the National Defense Authorization_Act_and was in direct_contrast to the Trump administration's_announced intent to ease sanctions on_ZTE.

In August_2018, Blumenthal_and 16 other lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions_under the Global Magnitsky Act against_Chinese officials who are_responsible for_human_rights abuses against_the_Uyghur Muslim_minority in western China's Xinjiang region. They_wrote: "The_detention of as many as a_million or more Uyghurs_and_other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in_"political reeducation” centers or camps requires_a tough, targeted, and global_response."

In_May_2019, Blumenthal was a cosponsor_of the South China Sea and_East China Sea_Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill reintroduced by_Marco_Rubio and Ben Cardin that was_intended_to disrupt China's consolidation or expansion_of_its_claims of jurisdiction over both_the sea and air space in_disputed zones in the South China Sea.

In July 2019,_Blumenthal was a_cosponsor of the Defending America’s_5G_Future_Act, a bill that would prevent Huawei from being removed_from the_"entity list" of_the Commerce Department without an act of Congress and authorize_Congress to block administration waivers for U.S._companies to do business with Huawei. The bill would also codify_President Trump’s executive order from the