US senators unveil bill to prevent export monopolies after Huawei showdown

Government

WASHINGTON :A bipartisan duo of U.S. senators unveiled a bill on Wednesday that directs the Commerce Department to create a level playing field when issuing export licenses and not make decisions that benefit one U.S. company over another.  The legislation, drafted by Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican Rick Scott, comes after the Commerce Department drew fire for granting licenses to Intel and Qualcomm to sell chips to Huawei without approving similar sales to the heavily sanctioned

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