Moreno: ‘Don’t Hand America’s Auto Future to Beijing’

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) responded to the Wall Street Journal’s blatant misrepresentation of his Connected Vehicle Security Act . This bipartisan bill will put an end to China’s predatory takeover of the American auto industry. “Your editorial ‘ Republicans Go for a UAW Ride ’ (July 27) misreads the challenge facing America’s auto industry. The Connected Vehicle Security Act is about whether America will confront China’s campaign to dominate the global automobile industry before the damage becomes irreversible. The legislation I authored builds upon the Commerce Department’s framework by preventing the Chinese Communist Party from exploiting ownership in America’s connected vehicle industry.” […] “The legislation passed the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, and similar ownership provisions advanced with bipartisan support through the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This reflects broad recognition that protecting America’s connected vehicle industry is both a national-security imperative and economic necessity.” “Congress faces a simple choice: Confront China’s strategy now or watch America’s auto industry suffer the same fate as Europe’s. The Connected Vehicle Security Act will ensure its future is determined by American workers, American engineers and American innovators—not by the strategic ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party. America built the auto industry. We shouldn’t surrender its future to Beijing.” Read the full letter HERE .