GOP Senators Introduce ‘Beat China’ Bill in Push to Ramp Up US Manufacturing

Bill to ramp up the manufacturing of prescription drugs in the U.S., as concerns continue about the country’s dependence on China.

L: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks to media in the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 28, 2020; R: Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.).Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Three Republican senators on June 11 introduced a bill that aims to ramp up the manufacturing of prescription drugs, medical supplies, and devices in the United States, as concerns continue to mount about the country’s dependence on China, now amplified by the CCP virus pandemic.

The Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements to Consumers Here In North America (BEAT CHINA) Act (pdf) was introduced Thursday by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), to “incentivize pharmaceutical and medical device and supply manufacturers to relocate to the United States,” according to a news release from Cruz’s office.