WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) raised concerns about protecting U.S. national security from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked technology entering American markets through North American supply chains and questioned witnesses on stopping illegal fishing operations harming Louisiana fishermen during a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing.
At the hearing, Cassidy questioned witnesses on whether the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review should include specific restrictions on CCP-linked connected vehicle components and autonomous vehicle software that could be used to surveil American drivers.
"These cars that could be manufactured, or the...