The White House accuses Senate Republicans of “literally” choosing to help China compete with the United States to protect big pharma."This takes loyalty to special interests over American workers to a shocking new height," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement Thursday.“We will not back down from this outrageous threat.”Jean-Pierre says the rival party's leading senator, Mitch McConnell, "holds hostage" a bipartisan package that would strengthen American competitiveness against the Chinese economy.If approved, it would "give hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs in places like southern Ohio, Idaho and other states across the country" and "reduce the cost of countless products and end our dependence on imports," the spokeswoman argues.Copyright © 2022 - Três Editorial Ltda.All rights reserved.Note of clarification: Três Comércio de Publicações Ltda., the company responsible for marketing Três Editorial magazines, informs its consumers that it does not charge and does not offer the cancellation of the subscription contract upon payment of any amount, nor does it authorize third parties to do so.The company is not responsible for such messages and charges.