House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Chairman: "Very reasonable" chip restrictions become the defense bill.
Representative Brian Mast said the Nvidia scandal has added momentum to the effort to pass tighter guardrails on high-end American chip exports.
Mast also said Thursday that he still trusts Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who is facing increasing scrutiny over his handling of the Trump administration's chip policy. But he declined to say the same about Lutnick's top deputy, Jeffrey Kessler, who heads the Commerce Department's bureau responsible for export controls.
Mast pressures Huang to testify about the scandal soon.
"We want to see him basically in a week," Mast said. "Sooner rather than later. ".
"If the negotiations are closed and we don't think they're in good faith, fine, fine, do it," he said. "I'll just call you for the next day. not a big deal. ".