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MEDIA PACKAGE: Select Committee on CCP Holds Hearing - "Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security"
March 7, 2024
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing titled "Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security." Witnesses included Dr. Jason Kelly, CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks, Dr. Tara O'Toole, Senior Fellow at In-Q-Tel, and Dr. Charles Clancy, Chief Technology Officer at MITRE

 

Issues: Biosecurity
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Hearing Transcript - Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security
March 7, 2024
Remarks/Transcripts

Read the FULL Transcript of the hearing HERE.

Issues: Biosecurity
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Witness Testimony and Chairman's Opening Remarks for Hearing - Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security
March 7, 2024
Witness Testimony

Click HERE for Chairman Gallagher's opening remarks as prepared for delivery.

Issues: Biosecurity
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Gallagher Presses DOJ on U.S. Trade Group, BIO, Lobbying on Behalf of Chinese Military-Linked Company
March 5, 2024
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding a U.S.

Issues: Biosecurity
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Letter to DOJ on U.S. Trade Group, BIO, Lobbying on Behalf of Chinese Military-Linked Company
March 5, 2024
Letters

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding a U.S.

Issues: Biosecurity
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Hearing: "Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security"
Event Date:
Thursday, March 7, 2024 – 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Address:
HVC-210, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Washington D.C. , District of Columbia  
United States

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WASHINGTON D.C. -- The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing titled "Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security" on March 7th at 9:00 a.m., E.T. in HVC-210, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Washington D.C. The hearing was previously scheduled on February 13th in Boston, MA.
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Boston Biotech and Harvard Forum
February 13, 2024
Committee Travel

BOSTON, MA — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Reps.

Issues: Biosecurity Critical Infrastructure/Cyber
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Select Committee Addresses CCP Biosecurity Threat with U.S. Firms in Boston & Headlines Harvard JFK Jr. Forum
February 13, 2024
Press Release

BOSTON, MA — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Reps.

Issues: Biosecurity Critical Infrastructure/Cyber
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Letter to Admin to Investigate Chinese Biotech Company, WuXi AppTec
February 12, 2024
Letters
Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), alongside Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), sent a letter to the Departments of Treasury, Defense, and Commerce calling on them to investigate Chinese biotech company, WuXi AppTec, and its subsidiaries, citing WuXi AppTec’s alarming ties to the Chinese military (the People's Liberation Army or PLA), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the CCP’s human rights abuses.
Issues: Biosecurity
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Ginkgo Bioworks Foundry Tour with Members of Congress
Event Date:
Monday, February 12, 2024 – 02:50 PM to 4:50 PM
Address:
Boston Seaport
Boston , Massachusetts  
United States

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Details: Members will receive a tour of the Foundry at Ginkgo Bioworks. Ginkgo's CEO, Jason Kelly, will lead a tour of the 300,000+ sq. ft. lab space and share more about the company's R&D services and steps to accelerate the bioeconomy and strengthen biosecurity. A select number of spots on the tour have been reserved for credentialed members of the press. Photography and videography are welcome at certain points of the tour. There will be a press availability with members and Dr. Kelly at the conclusion of the tour.