read more [here.]( on wednesday, senator thom tillis (r-nc), ben sasse (r-ne), john cornyn (r-tx), tom cotton (r-ar), mitt romney (r-ut), jeff merkley (d-or), and i sent a letter to secretary of the treasury steven mnuchin following disturbing reports that the people's republic of china's (prc) state-owned and -directed enterprises are looking to exploit the economic crisis by buying u.s. and foreign companies. 