WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at improving coordination between the United States and our partners in the Indo-Pacific, which would strengthen security both in the region and back here at home. Amid increasing aggression from the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the South China Sea, the Senators' bills would help ensure the State Department prioritizes diplomatic engagement and improve the Department of Defense's (DoD) management of tensions in the region before they grow into full-blown crises that would require military action. The introduction of these bills ...