WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright raising concern over Chinese nationals' access to American National Labs. Chinese nationals infiltrate sensitive research facilities to steal American intellectual property and technology which is then used to benefit Communist China.
In January 2026, the Senators, along with nine of their colleagues, sent a letter (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-senators-to-wright-ban-chinese-nationals-from-american-laboratories) to Secretary Wright urging him to address this issue. In March 2025, they introduced the Guard...