Though its fate in the Senate is unclear, anti-China sentiment and pressure on lawmakers from the White House could force the issue.
That belies the technical and legal hurdles in selling TikTok, as well as divisions within the U.S. tech community over the proposed legislation.
The heads of the chamber’s Intelligence Committee — Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, and Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida — support the bill.
So do the sometimes progressive John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, and the hawkish Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas.
It’s long overdue to push back and this bill does exactly that,” Fetterman posted on social media.
Persons:
Mark Warner, Marco Rubio, John Fetterman, Ted Cruz, ” Fetterman
Organizations:
TikTok, Senate, chamber’s Intelligence, Democrat, Republican
Locations:
Washington, China, Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas