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Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi at from Member Roundtable: The Space Race Returns
April 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a member roundtable titled "The Space Race Returns." In the roundtable, lawmakers heard from space experts who discussed the CCP's ambitions in space and how the United States can sustain its upper hand alongside its allies and partners.

The experts who participated in the roundtable included:


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Press Release Announcement
April 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearing on the CCP’s role in fueling and perpetuating the fentanyl crisis. The following witnesses provided testimony:


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Press Release Announcement
April 15, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. -- On Tuesday, April 16th, at 8:00a.m., Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will convene a hearing to unveil a new investigation into the Chinese Communist Party's role fueling the fentanyl crisis in the United States.


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Press Release Announcement
April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP released the following statement on the recent announcement by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to develop and implement a new customs enforcement action plan for textiles and apparel. The new set of initiatives will help prevent violations of U.S. trade laws, safeguard American industry, and enforce free trade agreement rules.


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Press Release Announcement
April 1, 2024

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, alerting him that a Chinese military company, BGI, is attempting to set up a new firm, Innomics, in Massachusetts and Kentucky, to avoid regulatory scrutiny.  The lawmakers also identify other problematic Chinese biotech companies in the U.S.


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Press Release Announcement
March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement in response to the announcement of Chairman Mike Gallagher’s resignation from Congress, effective April 19, 2024:


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Press Release Announcement
March 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the following statement encouraging the Biden Administration to initiate a new Section 301 investigation into China’s unfair trade practices in the shipbuilding, maritime, and logistics industry:


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Press Release Announcement
March 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) provided testimony to the House Committee on Agriculture’s Chairman Glen Thompson (R-PA) and Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) during a hearing on the continuous threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the United States’ agriculture industry, including but not limited to impacts on the supply chain, trade barriers, acquisition of U.S.


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Press Release Announcement
March 15, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), joined by U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Rob Wittman (R-VA-01), member of the Select Committee on the CCP, and Rep.