Jeff Fortenberry: “When that happens, when we identify that and we disqualify a retailer, do an investigation, disqualify a retailer, we…”

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, you might notice a little smile on my face. Honestly, as I was walking over here to speak on the bill, I was reflecting on my own life as a father. I have five children. When…

But the heart of the matter that came out of that meeting of not being properly informed about the hold was, what are the metrics that we are using here to determine whether or not we are being successful?

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

I would urge the new incoming Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security to take an audit of this.