Gallagher Chosen to Lead House Select Committee on China
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., was selected by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to head a select committee on China. The committee will address both military and trade issues sparked by Chinese policies. "The greatest threat to the United States is the Chinese Communist Party. The CCP continues to commit genocide, obscure the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, steal hundreds of billions of dollars worth of American intellectual property, and threaten Taiwan. The Select Committee on China will push back in bipartisan fashion before it’s too late. Even in divided government, we have an opportunity to build a united front against CCP aggression," Gallagher said in a statement after the Dec. 8 announcement.
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Gallagher and McCarthy, in an opinion piece published by Fox News, pointed to overreliance on China for active pharmaceutical ingredients and antibiotics, as well what they called a dangerous dependency on China for rare earth metals, alloys and permanent magnets. The two said the committee will recommend "policies to build secure sources for critical supply chains, either in the United States or in partnership with like-minded allies."