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WATCH: “The Chinese Communist Party does not think like us. It exports authoritarianism and exploits people and natural resources in service of their own mercantilist interests.” - Chairman Moolenaar kicks of the Select Committee's hearing.
On Thursday, the Select Committee held a hearing titled "All Roads Lead to Beijing? The CCP's Global Development Offensive." Witnesses included Mr. David Trulio, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, Mr. Daniel Runde, Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Dr. Brad Parks, Executive Director of AidData, William & Mary's Global Research Institute.
Click HERE for the highlights.
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Wednesday, Chairman Moolenaar and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi and House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) released the below statement following the 40 to 1 vote by the House Oversight Committee to advance the BIOSECURE Act the House floor.
“The House Oversight Committee just sent a powerful, bipartisan message to the Chinese Communist Party: the United States will not sit idly by while the CCP steals our genetic data and seeks to control our biotech supply chains. We are proud to lead the BIOSECURE Act and look forward to working with House leadership to get this bill on the floor as soon as possible.”
Wednesday, Chairman Moolenaar and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss President Biden directing the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on $18 billion of imports from China.
Chairman Moolenaar also went on NPR's Morning Edition radio program to discuss the tariffs and the nature of U.S. strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party.
Watch the lawmakers' full CNBC interview HERE.
Listen to the Chairman's NPR interview HERE.
Read the Chairman's statement on the new tariffs below.
“This tariff action is both overdue and directly in line with bipartisan recommendations in the Select Committee’s economic policy report in December. We must act with urgency to further reduce dependence on the PRC and prevent a surge in Chinese exports from decimating U.S. industry and workers and undermining our national security. Congress and the Administration must be ready to work in a bipartisan manner to strengthen our economy while supporting American farmers and workers who face retaliation from the CCP.”
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Monday, Chairman Moolenaar alongside U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) wrote to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, calling on her administration to establish sister city ties with Taipei, Taiwan.
The lawmakers write, “We write to urge you and your administration to establish sister city ties with Taipei. Congress, and the city of Washington, D.C., have long played a leading role in U.S.-Taiwan relations, and the greater Washington metropolitan area is home to one of the largest Taiwanese American populations in the country.”
Read the lawmakers’ letter to Mayor Bowser HERE.
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Monday, Chairman Moolenaar released the following statement on the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security's announcement adding dozens of Chinese entities to its exports curbs list, including firms that supported the “high altitude balloon” that flew over the U.S. in February 2023.
“The spy balloon was a violation of American sovereignty and these related Entity List additions are a welcome although overdue step, as are the quantum-related listings. BIS must keep the momentum going and continue listing companies that are helping the Chinese military and the CCP’s human rights abuses. This should start with PRC biotech companies like WuXi Apptec, MGI, all of BGI’s subsidiaries, as well as PRC drone firms like Autel. The CCP constantly seeks new ways to bypass our export controls, and we must be equally as adaptive.”
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