The Senate legislation must be reconciled with the version of the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the U.S. House last month. That offers the White House an opportunity to get the provision removed but makes the meeting, planned for Wednesday, even more crucial to keep in place a reprieve that the U.S. Commerce Department granted to ZTE earlier this month.
Earlier Monday, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas confirmed Wednesday’s meeting with Trump, which may include other Republicans such as Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
The Trump administration wants legislators to modify the Senate language on ZTE in the defense bill, once the House and Senate begin work to merge their versions of the legislation. Lawmakers hope to wrap up negotiations by the end of July.
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