"senator marco rubio and other senators together re-introduced the hong kong human rights and democracy act with bipartisan support in july. the legislation, if passed, would require the state department to certify that hong kong is sufficiently autonomous and thus deserving of the special trade status granted to it by the united states, putting pressure on china to respect the city-state's independence or risk economic costs." (mitch mcconnell warns against 'any violent crackdown' as chinese military mobilizes near hong kong, townhall , 8/12/2019) coming up... my staff will host mobile office hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their communities. 