Senator Rick Scott sent a letter  to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo expressing deep concerns regarding the rapidly growing e-commerce platform Temu and its potential threats to American consumers and businesses. Temu, owned by the Chinese company PDD Holdings, has quickly gained popularity in the United States, offering a wide range of products at extremely low prices. However, this rapid expansion raises serious questions about the company’s business practices and the origin of its products and Senator Scott is urging the Department of Commerce take action.

Read the full letter HERE . Read more HERE .

Senator Scott released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) urging families to look out for Communist China Sewage Garlic when grocery shopping. Watch HERE .

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Sen. Rick Scott Calls on Biden-Harris Admin to Crack Down on Chinese Companies’ ‘Rebranding’ Efforts to Circumvent U.S. Laws

Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing concerns following reports that Chinese companies are exploiting legal loopholes by rebranding and reestablishing with a U.S.-based façade to circumvent certain regulations, restrictions and sanctions. In his letter, Senator Scott calls on the administration officials to take decisive action against these companies and make changes necessary to prevent dangerous Chinese Communist Party-backed companies from exploiting U.S. markets and compromising national security.

Read the full letter HERE . Read more HERE .

Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Tom Cotton & Colleagues in Letter to Garland: Investigate Schools with Ties to Chinese Communists

Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Tom Cotton and with six of their colleagues to send a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to urge him to investigate cases of American institutions of higher education having ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition to investigating the current cases, the senators asked AG Garland for written responses on how the Department of Justice is working to mitigate the threat the CCP poses to the U.S. education system.

The senators wrote, “Undisclosed and unmonitored financial relationships between U.S. academia and the CCP are glaring national security risks. Such relationships leave the U.S. vulnerable to intellectual property theft, improper influence, and even espionage. It is imperative that DOJ take additional steps to swiftly address this concern.”

Read the full letter HERE . Read more HERE .

Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Marco Rubio to Introduce Bill Protecting America’s Strategic Maritime Ports from Communist China

In an effort to stop the threat of the Chinese Communist Party from expanding and establishing its global maritime network, Senators Rick Scott, Marco Rubio and Mark Kelly introduced the Strategic Ports Reporting Act that would require the U.S. Department of Defense to draft an interagency strategy report to proactively counter this growing threat. Currently, multiple Chinese companies possess ownership shares to key ports in the U.S. and around the world. This investment is a significant risk to our national security interests and to America’s access to trade, global supply chains, and overall maneuverability in the maritime domain.

Senator Rick Scott said, “Protecting the ports, seaports and infrastructure of the U.S., our allies and trading partners around the globe is critical to our economic independence, U.S. national security and the security of our allies. As our nation faces threats from adversaries around the world and Communist China continues its quest for global dominance, we must eliminate any ownership, influence, or access the Communist Chinese regime may have over our allies’ infrastructure and data that can be used against us. Our bill requires the Department of Defense to identify our most critical ports worldwide to ensure continued U.S. trade and military operations and develop a plan to keep them secure from our enemies. This overdue action is essential to protecting American trade and security.”

Read more HERE . 

Sens. Rick Scott, Mark Warner Lead Bill to Crack Down on Chinese-Made Drones in the U.S.

Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the bipartisan Countering CCP Drones and Supporting Drones for Law Enforcement Act  with Senator Mark Warner, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The Countering CCP Drones and Supporting Drones for Law Enforcement Act would blacklist dangerous Chinese drone companies Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) Technologies, Autel Robotics, and other CCP-linked drone industry participants and cut them off from U.S. telecommunication infrastructure by including these companies on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List, which identifies telecommunication equipment that poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. The legislation also creates a short-term Department of Transportation grant program, specifically designed for first responders, to replace any existing Chinese drones and purchase American-made ones. Senators Scott and Warner also filed this legislation as an amendment  to the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act. 

Senator Scott has been leading efforts in the Senate to counter People’s Republic of China-made technology that can harm national security—especially drones. Communist China funds technology, like drones made by companies like DJI, with the capability to spy on Americans, steal their data and gather sensitive information. Senator Scott successfully fought to include his and Senator Warner’s American Security Drone Act  in the FY2024 NDAA to ban the United States Government from purchasing drones made by Chinese companies, like DJI, which was signed into law by President Biden last year.

Senator Rick Scott said, “Drones made in Communist China pose a significant threat to our freedoms and security and cannot be allowed to continue operating in American skies. Companies based in Communist China are at the will of Xi’s evil regime, meaning one of the United States’ greatest adversaries has total access to every bit of data collected by devices. It should terrify every single American that the Chinese Communist Party, known for spying, stealing and espionage, could have access to footage of Americans, their land, their businesses and their families without their knowledge. I was glad to successfully pass my and Senator Warner’s American Security Drone Act to stop the use of drones made by companies in adversarial nations, like Communist China’s DJI, in the United States Government and military, which is critical to protecting our national security. Now, we must pass the Countering CCP Drones and Supporting Drones for Law Enforcement Act as a necessary next step to eliminate the threats we face from Communist China and further protect the security of the United States and every American family.”

Read more HERE .