Jeff Fortenberry: “You have one of the most powerful jobs in the United States Government. Did you know that?”

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate you holding this hearing.

It is basically this: predatory lending, resource extraction, and support for authoritarian methodologies in governance.

China's development strategy, frankly, is this: It is predatory lending, it is resource extraction, and it is payment to authoritarian regimes.

A while back, I visited a small business called Craft Axe Throwing and Beer. What an interesting combination of activities, I thought. I had driven by it a number of times, but I stopped in one day. Seeing this team make a living, enjoying…