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Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led the coalition of almost two dozen Republicans in releasing a statement that outlines the threat they say the Chinese telecoms equipment giant poses to national security.

The statement highlights the group’s concerns over statements Raimondo made during her nomination hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Jan. 26. She vowed to protect U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies but declined to commit to keeping Huawei on the blacklist.

#Huawei is inextricably tied to the CCP and poses a national security threat. It’s beyond concerning that Governor Raimondo and the Admin have failed to commit to keeping the company on the Commerce’s Entity List. Her confirmation should be halted until we have a concrete stance. https://t.co/xb0gwH9yHt

— Rep. Steve Womack (@rep_stevewomack) February 2, 2021

The Trump administration previously placed Huawei on the Commerce Department’s “entity list”—a trade blacklist—due to national security concerns.

“The fact that the Biden Administration has still refused to commit to keeping Huawei on the Department of Commerce’s Entity List is incredibly alarming and dangerous,” the House Republicans said in their statement.

“We urge those Senators who have a history of calli…

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