It's called Strategic Subsea Cables Act. It's a bipartisan bill. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed it in January by an overwhelming margin. Our bill mandates tough penalties against individuals and vessels who attack these undersea cables. The penalties include blocking violators from our markets and revoking their US Visas. Our bill also has America deploy more resources to secure and repair underseas cables. (04:01–04:08)
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