US Senate Panel Chairman Hopes for Vote on China Measures as Soon as April

US Senate Panel Chairman Hopes for Vote on China Measures as Soon as April
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Aug. 4, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday he hoped the Senate could vote as soon as April on a sweeping bipartisan package of legislation to address threats from China.

“I would hope that we would be looking as soon as April on the floor,” he said on a call with reporters, weeks after starting his second stint as committee chairman as his fellow Democrats took control of the Senate in January.