Senate Takes Up House Bill to Block Certain Chinese Oil Sales

A new, bipartisan bill in the Senate could block the U.S. from selling crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China or any company controlled by the Chinese government. The bill -- introduced this week by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska; Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and others -- comes after the House passed similar legislation last month.