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Gallagher Leads Letter to Congressional Leadership Seeking Support as Chinese Military Aggression Mounts
November 20, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and six other members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to congressional leadership Sunday, arguing that Congress must match its funding priorities to the nation's most pressing national security priority-- deterring the Chinese Communist Party. 

Issues: Defense Taiwan
Guam
Chairman Gallagher Urges Army to Defend Guam from Chinese Missiles
November 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – As first reported by Fox, Cha

Issues: Defense Taiwan
DGI Drone
Gallagher, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan American Security Drone Act
November 1, 2023
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Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) today introduced the American Security Drone Act of 2023 alongside Select Committee Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA). The act would prohibit the federal government from purchasing drones manufactured in countries identified as national security threats, such as the People's Republic of China (PRC).

 

Issues: Defense
Navy Secretary Del Toro
Gallagher, Kim Call on Navy to Speed Up Production, Sales of Weapons to Taiwan
October 26, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo Pacific, today sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, calling on the Navy to speed up the production and sale of weapons Taiwan needs to defend itself in the instance of a Chinese Communist Party invasion, like Harpoon and SLAM-ER missiles.

 

Issues: Defense Taiwan
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Gallagher Statement on Chinese Coast Guard Ramming of Philippine Ship
October 24, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher today released the statement below on Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels ramming Philippine Coast Guard and resupply ships carrying supplies to troops stationed on the BRP Sierra Madre in the Second Thomas Shoal.

Issues: Defense
Navy Exchange
Gallagher Urges U.S. Navy Exchange to Remove CCP-Linked Computers From Stores
October 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the CEO of the U.S. Navy Exchange, requesting the removal of CCP-linked Lenovo products from the discounted marketplace available to servicemembers.

Issues: Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense
PNG
Select Committee Meets Leaders in Papua New Guinea as CCP Pressure Mounts
August 18, 2023
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA- Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) of the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) traveled to Papua New Guinea (PNG), meeting with PNG military, and foreign ministry officials, business leaders, Taiwan's Representative Office in PNG, and members of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Reps. Dunn and Radewagen discussed the importance of strengthening the PNG-U.S.

Issues: CCP International Influence Defense
Australia
ICYMI: 'Freedom is Not Cheap' - Gallagher & Select Committee Travel to Australia and Bolster AUKUS Partnership
August 15, 2023
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Australia

WATCH: Chairman Gallagher joins ABC Australia for a wide ranging discussion on the U.S.-Australian relationshi

Issues: CCP International Influence Defense
Australia
Gallagher Leads House Select Committee on CODEL to Australia as CCP Aggression Mounts
August 10, 2023
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA- On Thursday, August 10, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party arrived in Australia alongside Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL). As CCP aggression in the region mounts, the members will participate in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD) and hold meetings with Australian government officials.

Issues: CCP International Influence Defense
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ICYMI: "We Need Strength"- Select Committee Presses Biden Administration on Lacking China Strategy
July 20, 2023
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This morning, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hosted Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Ely Ratner, and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, Thea Rozman Kendler, in a hearing titled "The Biden Administration's PRC Strategy".

Issues: American Business CCP Economic Aggression CCP Internal Repression CCP International Influence Critical Infrastructure/Cyber Defense Environment Taiwan Transnational Repression Uyghur Genocide