Spartz Speaks on House Floor in Support of the Select Committee on China

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) spoke on the House floor in support of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

Video of Rep. Spartz’s floor remarks can be found HERE.

Transcript of Rep. Spartz’s remarks below:

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Select Committee on China.

In February of last year, President Xi of China and President Putin of Russia issued a joint statement redefining democracy and proclaiming that “a trend has emerged towards redistribution of power in the world.” We must take these statements seriously.

Also, in February of last year, the White House released its annual report on domestic supply chains, highlighting the heavy reliance of many U.S. industries on China. For example, China provides more than 70% of certain pesticides and three Chinese companies account for 96% of the world’s dry cargo. The recent COVID pandemic underlined our dependencies on vital medications: like 90% of U.S. antibiotic imports are from China.

Such heavy dependencies on any country would be a major risk, but being dependent on a communist country with expansionist policies is a significant national security risk.

We must address it. I yield back."

See full text of the bill here. 

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