U.S. Rep. James Comer representing Kentucky's 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot
U.S. Rep. James Comer representing Kentucky's 1st Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has announced a hearing titled “Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part III.” This marks the third session in the Committee's investigation into the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) political warfare. The focus will be on what Comer describes as the Biden-Harris Administration’s failure to address CCP efforts to infiltrate and influence the United States.
To date, the Committee has reviewed 25 federal agencies, finding them significantly behind in implementing measures to counter CCP tactics. During this hearing, members of the Committee and expert witnesses will discuss how federal agencies remain vulnerable to CCP political warfare and emphasize the need for a cohesive strategy to protect American interests.
“Federal agencies have important responsibilities to safeguard Americans and U.S. industries from the CCP’s nefarious influence operations, but information gathered by the Oversight Committee shows the federal government is dangerously behind. In fact, the Biden-Harris Administration appears to have turned a blind eye to the CCP’s political warfare. The federal government is in urgent need of a strategy to protect Americans and critical U.S. industries across the country. The House Oversight Committee is uniquely positioned to ensure federal agencies have a cohesive, government-wide strategy to thwart the CCP’s actions and I look forward to discussing solutions at next week’s hearing,” said Chairman James Comer.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Witnesses include:
- Dr. Bradley Thayer, Founding Member on the Committee on Present Danger: China
- Honorable Joseph Cella, Former United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu; Co-Founder and Director of Michigan China Economic Security and Review Group
- Mr. Robert Atkinson, Founder and President of Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
The event will be open to both public and press attendance and will also be livestreamed online at https://oversight.house.gov/.
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