Kevin McCarthy Announces Members of the House China CommitteeHannah Bleau
24 Jan 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced the members of the newly formed House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party this week.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will chair the committee, which the House approved of earlier this month in a 365 to 65 vote. Notably, all of those who voted against were Democrats.
Earlier this month, Gallagher told Breitbart News Saturday that there were logistical issues that needed to be taken care of before the committee was able to begin, including establishing members of the committee, which were announced on Monday. They include:
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY-06)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI)
Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-16)
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA)
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
“I’ve spent much of my time in Congress pushing Washington to acknowledge and combat the existential threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party alongside Members like Chairman Gallagher and Trump administration officials,” Banks said of his appointment, adding that he will do everything he can on the committee to “ensure that our military keeps pace with the People’s Liberation Army and to push back on malign Chinese influence.”
“My hope is that over the next two years the Committee will have developed the first ever long-term Congressional strategy to take on the Chinese Communist Party,” he added.
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