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Republican Senators Disappointed in Withdrawal of Executive Order on Power Equipment

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.; and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are criticizing the Biden administration's decision to rescind a Trump-era order that banned the importation of bulk power electrical equipment from China or other adversaries (see 2005040040). The Department…

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of Energy “has a significant responsibility to protect the U.S. electric grid and help ensure that critical equipment supplied from foreign adversaries does not pose a risk to the national security of the citizens of the United States. While President [Joe] Biden’s CIA director recently acknowledged that China is 'formidable authoritarian adversary' your agency’s action does not appear to treat them as one,” the May 19 letter said.