WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)-and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve our nation's capabilities to counter the People's Republic of China's (PRC) intimidation and coercion tactics in the Indo-Pacific, which actively threaten the safety of our partners in the region as well as our national security. Known as 'gray-zone tactics,' these actions are aimed at disrupting regional stability while stopping just short of armed conflict-a dangerous strategy that sets the stage for even harsher intervention by the PRC in the future. The Senator...