WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is supporting the bipartisan Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit (STOP) China Act. This legislation supports American manufacturing and American workers by eliminating loopholes in current law that allow the U.S. government to buy Chinese buses and rail cars. The bill will protect domestic transit supply chains from malign Chinese influence by preventing any U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) funds from being awarded for the purchase Chinese-made transit buses or rail cars.
"When our own taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize Chinese companies that undercut American manufacturers, we're selling out our workers and riskin...