January 10, 2023 4:24pm EST
McCarthy, GOP, Dems unite behind new China committee: ‘The era of trusting communist China is over’
Several Democrats spoke in favor of the new committee during House floor debate
By Peter Kasperowicz | Fox News
House Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday joined forces and voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new committee to examine U.S. strategic competition with China, after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy declared on the House floor that neither Republicans nor Democrats trust China anymore.
"We spent decades passing policies that welcomed China into the global system," McCarthy said. "In return, China has exported oppression, aggression and anti-Americanism. Today, the power of its military and economy are growing at the expense of freedom and democracy worldwide."
"It didn’t start under this administration, but the current administration has clearly made it worse," McCarthy said. "Its policies have weakened our economy and made us more vulnerable to the threat of the CCP."
"There is bipartisan consensus that the era of trusting communist China is over," McCarthy concluded.
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