On the recordFebruary 2, 2022
I thank my friend from Florida for yielding. I rise today in strong opposition to the so-called America COMPETES Act. This legislation is climate funding disguised as foreign policy, and it will funnel millions of taxpayer dollars to the Chinese economy. While I support the CHIPS Act funding in this bill, the overall package is a disaster. As a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, we have advanced bipartisan legislation that increases STEM opportunities and clean energy research. Instead of passing these bills that strengthen American competitiveness against China, Democrats have poisoned bipartisan efforts by including billions in wasteful spending. Later today, the House will consider my amendment to block the $8 billion for the U.N.'s green climate slush fund until we have insight into how emission reduction targets are set and their impacts on our economy. This type of scientific transparency shouldn't be a partisan issue. This far-left legislation weakens our stance against China and threatens our economy and national security. I urge my colleagues to oppose this misguided and wasteful bill.
