Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend and fellow Rules Committee member, Mrs. Fischbach, for the generosity with the time. Madam Speaker, the Chinese Communist Party is the single greatest threat to freedom and democracy in the United States and around the world. For too long, China has stolen American intellectual property, violated international trade laws, exported illicit fentanyl into our communities, and committed heinous human rights abuses. Just in the last 2 years, China has dismantled Hong Kongers' civil liberties; they have increased their military buildup; and they have suppressed information about the origins of COVID-19. Yet, House Democrats put forward a bill today that mentions coral reefs and climate change more than it mentions China. In Biden's own Statement of Administration Policy for this bill, the word ``China'' is nowhere to be found. This is laughable. Clearly, calling this bill tough on China is a joke. In fact, under H.R. 4521, China itself is eligible to receive American taxpayer dollars through a ``green climate'' slush fund. The slush fund this bill creates actually gives money to China. It is laughable. China has committed the worst climate change violations in the world. They are the world's greatest single polluter. China emits more greenhouse gases than all the developed nations combined.…”