Senators Urge Trump to Avoid Hurting U.S. Chipmakers Amid Pandemic

A group of Senate Republicans is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid hurting American chipmakers, which they see as essential to the coronavirus response and the U.S. economy, as the administration cracks down on chip exports to China. In a letter, six senators, including Susan Collins, John Cornyn and Todd Young, expressed concern over rules released by the Commerce Department last week that could curb exports of chips and other technology to China in a bid to keep them from its military.