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Sen. Cruz to Introduce Bill to Sanction Chinese Officials for Covering Up COVID-19 Outbreak

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he plans to introduce a bill that would sanction Chinese officials involved in the “suppression” of medical experts, journalists and others, which is “helping to fuel” the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an April 14 press…

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release. The bill would sanction officials who tried to censor Chinese people from sharing information about the virus and who tried to limit access to media, Cruz said. That censorship posed a threat to the U.S. and countries around the world trying to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Cruz said he will introduce the bill when Congress returns.