Quick musings on the HK Bill matter: -....>

HONG KONG: Quick musings on the HK Bill matter:

- To me, the "slight differences" between the House & Senate Bills re: Hong Hong

are pretty inconsequential. Unanimous Senate support & broader bipartisan

support in both houses means that a Bill should be easily ratified between the

two.

- The fact that the likes of McConnell & Pence have started to speak out on

goings on in Hong Kong puts even more pressure on Trump, adding further weight

to the bipartisan support.

- While he is no doubt hesitant to do so, I can't really see a way that he can

avoid supporting the Bill (albeit not necessarily with his typical grandeur),

without stoking widespread uproar on both sides of the aisle.

- Trump will then have 10 days to sign the Bill into law or veto it, providing a

Bill can pass through both houses.