Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after news reports that Australia has banned Huawei and ZTE's 5G technology:

"I commend Australia for this action, and now is the time for the United States to ban Chinese 5G technology. We didn't cede outer space to the Soviets, and it would be just as dangerous to let China take the lead in 5G technology."