Legislation to stifle TikTok is on Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's radar, but the New York Democrat told colleagues Friday he's prioritizing other legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks withreporters to discuss efforts to pass the final set of spending bills to avoid a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, March 20, 2024. The race is on for Congress to …Legislation to stifle TikTok is on Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s radar, but the New York Democrat told colleagues Friday he’s prioritizing other legislation.
In a letter to fellow Democrats outlining his legislative agenda, Mr. Schumer acknowledged that senators will have a chance to review legislation forcing TikTok’s China-based owner to divest the app or face a ban in the U.S. “In the weeks and months ahead, we have the opportunity to make progress on bipartisan bills that enhance our national security, advance online safety for kids and promote innovation, expand the Child Tax Credit, work on a path forward on TikTok legislation, combat the fentanyl crisis, hold failed bank executives accountable, address rail safety, ensure internet affordability, safeguard cannabis banking, outcompete the Chinese government, lower the cost of prescription drugs like insulin while...
The outlook for the TikTok crackdown to be taken up by the Senate has long appeared grim, but Mr. Biden said he’s ready to sign the restrictions into law.
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