Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), today called on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell T. Vought to explain and reverse the Trump Administration’s proposed and enacted cuts to America’s leading scientific and research institutions — reductions that threaten to undermine U.S. competitiveness with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today called on the Trump administration to hold the CCP to account for its expanding crackdown on democracy and human rights.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is introducing the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence (GAIN AI) Act to ensure that American companies remain at the front of the line for advanced AI chips. The legislation is being co-led by Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI).

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the following statement on the upcoming summit between President Trump and General Secretary Xi and recent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) activities around Taiwan:

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe expressing “grave concern over recent reports suggesting that Russia is providing cutting-edge military equipment and training to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that would bolster its capabilities to invade Taiwan.”

President Trump is set to meet with General Secretary Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, South Korea at the end of October. This meeting will be the first in-person meeting of the leaders since President Trump began his second term. This is a pivotal moment in bilateral relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and will set the course for future formal negotiations between the U.S. and the PRC.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, October 29, at 1:30 ET, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Global China Hub will host a conversation with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

WASHINGTON – Following the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenum and the unveiling of its new Five-Year Plan, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a statement warning that while Beijing accelerates its investments in science, technology, and defense, the Trump administration is hollowing out America’s own innovation base and undermining the nation’s long-term competitiveness.