Dozens of Republican House Energy and Commerce Committee members sought to review the licensing agreement between Ford Motor Co. and a Chinese electric vehicle battery maker. In a letter sent to Ford’s CEO James Farley, the Republicans, led by committee chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Oversight Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), asked for a copy of the licensing agreement and all Ford’s communications on the deal’s eligibility for tax credits. The lawmakers were concerned that Ford’s deal with the Chinese EV battery maker “could aid China’s efforts to expand its control over United States electric vehicle supply chains and jeopardize national security by furthering dependence on China.” They wrote that such national security risks would become “serious” “at the time of escalating geopolitical tensions.”...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-energy-committee-republicans-seek-review-of-fords-agreement-with-chinese-battery-maker-5486883