WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party and House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup D.P.M. (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.

WASHINGTON DC — In case you missed it, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined CNBC's Squawk Box this morning to discuss the Biden Administration's new tariffs on 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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released the following statement on 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

“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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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) 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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party 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.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Michael McCaul of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (R-TX), and Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), introduced the “Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Exports Act” (ENFORCE Act).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party joined Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) to introduce the bipartisan BIOSECURE Act, a bill to ensure American patient data and taxpayer dollars do not fall into the hands of foreign adversaries' biotechnology companies of concern by prohibiting Federal contracting with these companies.