Political Quotes

“today, President Biden will meet face to face with President Xi Jinping during the APEC summit in San Francisco. One month ago, President Xi said during our bipartisan codel that there are at least ``a thousand reasons'' for China and the United States to have a good relationship. Today, President Xi has the chance to show he is serious on at least a couple of those reasons. Above all, I look forward to President Biden following up on our codel conversation with President Xi in order to get serious on combating the spread of fentanyl. Fentanyl was one of the biggest issues we raised with President Xi during our bipartisan codel, and I related to Jake Sullivan earlier this week that the President should be strong on this issue during this meeting. One specific issue we raised was for Chinese law enforcement to coordinate with U.S. law enforcement and enforce laws already on the books to stop the sale of precursor chemicals that go into the making of fentanyl. Let's be clear. Fentanyl is an American crisis with roots, in large part, in China, where large chemical companies openly sell precursor chemicals to buyers in places like Mexico, where it is manufactured by gangs into fentanyl and then sold in the United States. When my colleagues and I met with President Xi a month ago, we were blunt on how fentanyl was devastating our communities and that China must recognize its role in combating this crisis.…”