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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
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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harvard
February 13, 2024

BOSTON, MA — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were in Boston yesterday, where they met with leaders of the U.S. biotechnology industry to discuss the Chinese Communist Party threat to U.S. biosecurity and how U.S. companies can better compete on the global stage.

 

Issues: Biosecurity Critical Infrastructure/Cyber

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Harvard
February 13, 2024

BOSTON, MA — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were in Boston yesterday, where they met with leaders of the U.S. biotechnology industry to discuss the Chinese Communist Party threat to U.S. biosecurity and how U.S. companies can better compete on the global stage.

 


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boston seaport
Event Date:
Monday, February 12, 2024 – 02:50 PM to 4:50 PM
Address:
Boston Seaport
Boston , Massachusetts  
United States
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. 

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Harvard
Event Date:
Monday, February 12, 2024 – 08:45 AM to 10:45 AM
Address:
Harvard Kennedy School
Boston , Massachusetts  
United States
Members will meet with leadership of at least nine Boston-area biotechnology companies in a 'science fair' setting. Companies will share visuals of their products with members and discuss challenges posed by China's biotech industry in a “science fair” format. There will be availability to speak with members before, during, and after the tour. Press capacity may be limited.

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ginkgo
February 7, 2024

BOSTON, MA - A bipartisan delegation of congressional representatives from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party will be in Boston on Monday, February 12th to meet with leaders of the U.S. biotechnology industry to discuss the Chinese Communist Party threat to U.S. biosecurity and how U.S. companies can better compete on the global stage.

Issues: Biosecurity

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Boston Field Hearing
February 7, 2024

BOSTON, MA -- The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party will hold a hearing on February 13th at 8:30 a.m., E.T. at the Marriott Long Wharf in Boston, MA. The hearing is titled "Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security."

Issues: Biosecurity

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BGI import
January 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party today introduced the BIOSECURE Act, a bill to ensure foreign adversary biotech companies of U.S. national security concern do not gain access to U.S. taxpayer dollars.

 

Co-leads in the House include Select Committee members Reps. Neal Dunn (R-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), while Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) have already introduced corresponding legislation in the Senate.

 

Issues: Biosecurity