Democrats charge McConnell spending bill ploy aids China's global ambitions
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is holding the United States Innovation and Competition Act hostage, in an effort to block Democrats' partisan spending bill.
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That threat from McConnell could change the political calculus for congressional Democrats. They were trying to pass both the China bill, called the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), and a reconciliation spending bill before the end of the summer.
"It's unfortunate that Senator McConnell has taken this approach. Clearly, that's not an approach that's going to help the American public," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. "This competition bill is so is important for many reasons. So we're going to continue to work with Congress to get this done."
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