Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has added to a key military spending bill making its way through Congress a pair of provisions to prevent taxpayer dollars from flowing to research benefiting foreign adversaries, including China and Russia.
Sen. Joni Ernst tucks ban on Chinese, Russian lab research into national defense bill
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July 11, 2025
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