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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the chamber as the Senate tries to finish to its work going into the Memorial Day recess with Republican leaders insisting they will block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. Lawmakers are also set to approve a big innovation bill aimed at making the U.S. more competitive with China and other countries. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes bill to combat China competitiveness

Senators on Capitol Hill laid down their partisan arms to pass a bill pushing back against Chinese competitiveness. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 68-to-32 to pass the sweeping American Innovation and Competition Act.