Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of amendment 56, which I was proud to offer. Madam Speaker, it is no secret what the Republican Party thinks of the Chinese Communist Party and their attack on our global leadership and the threat they pose to our exceptional Nation and the global order we established and maintained. If you look at the COVID outbreak and coverup, the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, or the repression in Hong Kong, the facts clearly establish that the CCP is unaccountable, unreliable, and untruthful. While some in this Chamber want to think of them as a partner, I cannot bring myself down to that level of naivety. Let's call them what they are: they are a competitor; they are a threat. That is why when I read this bill I was shocked to see that Democrats are almost being complimentary when they refer to China and their emission goals. They say China ``is likely to achieve its carbon emissions'' pledge to the Paris Agreement, and that their emissions will peak ahead of schedule in 2030, a full 15 years after they agreed to Paris. Some Democrats go on to highlight China's pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060 and to phase down their coal-fired power generation. It reads like a press release for the Chinese Communist Party published in the Global Times or something tweeted by the bombastic foreign ministry spokesmen, not policy from the United States Congress.…”