House China Select Committee Chair Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., says that it's 'absolutely' possible that a forced sale of TikTok could occur before November.
A forced sale of TikTok, the social media app that U.S. intelligence officials have labeled a national security risk, could happen before the 2024 presidential election in November, the House China committee leaders said Sunday. House China Select Committee Chair Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and ranking member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., appeared together on CBS’ "Face the Nation" after the House passed a bill last week that would block TikTok from U.S.
Krishnamoorthi, the committee’s ranking member, said that as the bill now moves to the Senate, he and Gallagher have had "very positive" conversations with Senate members who were "very surprised" by the overwhelming bipartisan support in the House. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE While it’s unclear how fast the Senate will move on this bill, Krishnamoorthi noted that the White House has asked Senate lawmakers "to take up this bill quickly.
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