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“RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON HUAWEI BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1016 on July 30, 2019.
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The publication is reproduced in full below:
RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON HUAWEI BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
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HON. BILL FLORES
of texas
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Mr. FLORES. Madam Speaker, I rise to bring additional attention to the national security threat that Chinese state-sponsored entities like Huawei pose to our telecommunication networks and national security.
This past week, I wrote to Secretary Ross at the Department of Commerce to consider Huawei's track record of espionage and intellectual property theft when enforcing restrictions on their trade with U.S. companies.
With the backing of the Chinese government, Huawei has attempted to weaponize patent claims in U.S. courts and to create vulnerabilities in our communications networks.
Restrictions placed on Huawei by the U.S. federal government were done to address their pattern of illicit behavior.
We need to continue to stop this Chinese state-sponsored entity from having access to our networks when they have so brazenly exploited U.S. companies and intellectual property for Chinese espionage and ill-
gotten gains.
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