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Hearing FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 21 transcript matches
CASTRO, JOAQUIN "Is that something that you agree with? And would you agree that the Chinese military and entities affiliated with the Chinese military should not have access to these chips to train their own AI models? Right. And not Chinese models and companies that are affiliated with their own military. Right. And not Chinese models and companies that are affiliated with their own"
Hearing Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting innovation, affordability and American dominance.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "adding to military capabilities. Is there anybody disagrees with that statement? And so I have been concerned about the loosening of export restrictions to some of our chief military adversaries like China. There was just a New York Times story the other day that reported that Chinese military has sought out high-end chips from NVIDIA and President Trump has seemed eager to compromise national security to grant favors to friends and cronies. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang wants to sell more chips to China. Like any company, he wants to sell more for his shareholders and he has been cozying up to..."
Hearing Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
REED, JACK "I would like your candid assessments of what lessons that Beijing and Pyongyang are drawing from this conflict and how those lessons may affect their long-term planning. Relatedly, Admiral Paparo, on December 8th, the President announced that he would allow the sale of advanced H-200 semiconductor chips to China, a category of chip previously prohibited because of its ability to accelerate Chinese military capabilities, including artificial intelligence. This committee has long agreed on a bipartisan basis that our national defense is predicated on maintaining a qualitative technological edge..."
Hearing Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate SeaPower Subcommittee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
REED, JACK "I would like your candid assessments of what lessons that Beijing and Pyongyang are drawing from this conflict and how those lessons may affect their long-term planning. Relatedly, Admiral Paparo, on December 8th, the President announced that he would allow the sale of advanced H-200 semiconductor chips to China, a category of chip previously prohibited because of its ability to accelerate Chinese military capabilities, including artificial intelligence. This committee has long agreed on a bipartisan basis that our national defense is predicated on maintaining a qualitative technological edge..."
CRS Report
U.S. Restrictions on Huawei Technologies: National Security, Foreign Policy, and Economic Interests
Reports · Jan 5, 2022
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., is a China-based company that designs, manufactures, and sells telecommunications network equipment and devices. Founded in 1987, the company has grown from a small...
CRS Report
U.S. Regulation of Chinese Stocks: Legal Background and Regulatory Options
Posts · Sep 21, 2020
Tensions between the United States and China have again moved to center stage. In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has ordered China to close its Houston consulate over allegations of economic...
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Is that something that you agree with? And would you agree that the Chinese military and entities affiliated with the Chinese military should not have access to these chips to train their own AI models? Right. And not Chinese models and companies that are affiliated with their own military. Right. And not Chinese models and companies that are affiliated with their own"
Hearing Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances, and security.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SCOTT, RICK "So for any of you, the Department of War recently added a Chinese company, it's Wuxi Aptek, to the 1260H list, which are companies identified as Chinese military companies. Are you familiar with the company? What do they"
CRS Report
China’s Military: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
Reports · Jun 4, 2021
China’s military modernization is a major factor driving some observers’ concerns about China’s rise, China’s intentions toward the United States and its allies and partners, and the role China...
CRS Report
The “Quad”: Cooperation Among the United States, Japan, India, and Australia
Resources · Jan 30, 2023
Overview The Biden Administration has boosted the profile of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, aka “the Quad,” as a centerpiece of its Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at strengthening the United...
CRS Report
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
Reports · Jan 6, 2023
Japan is a significant partner of the United States in a number of foreign policy areas, including addressing regional security concerns, which range from hedging against Chinese military...
Hearing Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SLOTKIN, ELISSA "So, can you just say aloud, I asked others in uniform this last week, do you believe that allowing in Chinese cars with LIDAR and full motion video, geolocation, the ability to be hacked via Bluetooth, do you believe that that is a threat to our military bases, our critical infrastructure, and generally to collecting on American citizens? Yeah, I would love the chairman's help. I've tried for two years in a row to ban Chinese vehicles from our military bases. As I understand it, abroad, our military bases, with all these Chinese cars, they can already get on. As I understand it, abroad, our..."
Hearing Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HINSON, ASHLEY "I'm sure you can agree that securing our nation's energy needs from both a supply perspective and a safety perspective is a top priority, and that includes, of course, recognizing where some shortfalls exist on the security side. It should be a top priority there, given how the CCP has been able to access some of our premier institutions. But I want to address how federally funded research, like what is happening at the Ames National Lab, could be at risk of abuse from serious actors from within the CCP, especially with those possibly linked to the Chinese military and their web of..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "I think it was suspended this last November for one year. So my question is, if we're going to provide these additional funds to BIS to undertake this kind of work, can you commit that we will reinstate the Affiliates Rule to try to prevent the export of high-end U.S. technology to China, including for potential use by the Chinese military? Well, Mr. Secretary, it's interesting because I think I mentioned before that when I ask other members of the administration, they say to ask the other"
Hearing United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BIGGS, SHERI "these genuine contributions to UN missions or are they a vehicle for broader PLA strategic positioning? Chinese Communist Party. Do we have evidence of PLA linked intelligence collection reconnaissance or military liaison building occurring under the cover of Chinese peacekeeping operations? and talk about what we know and don't know. Thank you. So separate from the diplomatic or funding-based countermeasures what is the Trump administration doing to monitor or counter the military dimension of China's peacekeeping"
CRS Report
Artificial Intelligence and National Security
Reports · Nov 10, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field of technology with potentially significant implications for national security. As such, the United States and other nations are developing AI...
CRS Report
U.S. Sanctions: Overview for the 119th Congress
Resources · Sep 4, 2025
Introduction Economic sanctions represent a constellation of coercive measures imposed for foreign policy or national security reasons. They may be imposed unilaterally or multilaterally against a...
CRS Report
Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress
Reports · Feb 22, 2024
Members of Congress and Pentagon officials are increasingly focused on developing emerging military technologies to enhance U.S. national security and keep pace with U.S. competitors. The U.S....
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting i...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026
"adding to military capabilities. Is there anybody disagrees with that statement? And so I have been concerned about the loosening of export restrictions to some of our chief military adversaries like China. There was just a New York Times story the other day that reported that Chinese military has sought out high-end chips from NVIDIA and President Trump has seemed eager to compromise national security to grant favors to friends and cronies. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang wants to sell more chips to..."
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"I take that very seriously. When Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says CXMT and Alibaba are Chinese military companies, and that AI will redefine the character of military affairs over the next decade, I take that very seriously. These are real battlefields and real"
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Three, tighten controls on chip making equipment and stop our allies from undermining our export controls from the AI action plan. Four, no Chinese military end users or remote access as stated in the national security conditions in the H200 rule. These are the president's metrics for"
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"It means stopping all of the advanced tools. Success means putting every company that Department of War has identified as a Chinese military company on the entity list."
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Can you get to 100% enforcement? Extensive, and much of that illegal activity is through Chinese military end users. As you all know, you probably know these companies better than most members of Congress. You have to deal with them on a daily basis. Secretary of War Hegseth has stated publicly, Alibaba, Tencent, CXMT, YMTC, and more, they work directly for the Chinese military. So what does that mean for BIS policy when he identifies them as working directly for the Chinese"
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"How do you qualify them as military end users so that we don't sell them that technology? Do you see those companies that I just listed as Chinese military end users? Alibaba, Tencent, CXMT, YMTC. We know that Chinese has a fusion civil military use constantly. Any place that they can fuse civil and military, they do. We know that Chinese has a fusion civil military use constantly. Any place that they can fuse civil and military, they do. So these are Chinese military end users? Do you assess..."
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Let me just ask this. Last month, the Department of Defense published its latest Chinese military companies list. Interestingly, since December, BIS has approved licenses to sell H-200 chips to at least four companies that are on that list, including three that were just added last month by this very administration. Can you explain why BIS approved licenses for H-200 sales to companies that the Department of Defense deems to be Chinese military"
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Can you explain why BIS approved licenses for H-200 sales to companies that the Department of Defense deems to be Chinese military companies? Mr. Chairman, before I yield back, I'd just like unanimous consent to submit into the record the Department of Defense's 2026 list of Chinese military companies that was published on June 8th, 2026, and the Federal Register notice from"
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Now, I understand that in this forum that you can't comment on specific licenses. But would you agree that as a major Chinese company developing advanced AI models while being affiliated with the Chinese military, that American companies should not sell any advanced chips to Alibaba? And if any licenses were granted, will you revisit those"
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"And I guess, and I appreciate the answer, and I'm trying to fully understand kind of the contours of your decision-making, because you made the comment that certain chips are older generation chips than others. So I guess, are you willing to sell older generation chips to a company affiliated with the Chinese military as long as it's not the latest technology, or kind of what's the contours of that decision-making, without getting into a specific license or company? But just to nail down just..."
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"So I guess, are you willing to sell older generation chips to a company affiliated with the Chinese military as long as it's not the latest technology, or kind of what's the contours of that decision-making, without getting into a specific license or company? But just to nail down just an answer to the question, is the Trump administration willing to sell some of these advanced chips to companies affiliated with the Chinese military, if the conditions are right? I appreciate it. Now, I have one..."
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting i...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So we need to address the serious national security risks of allowing advanced AI chips to end up in China. Last week, the New York Times reported that NVIDIA's chips have been, quote, sought by nearly every branch of the Chinese military. And China's been getting its hands on this"
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting i...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026
"Now, I invited NVIDIA's CEO here to testify. evidence of chip diversion and that the Chinese military doesn't want his chips. But he will not show up here to repeat those claims under oath. Mr. Fyfe, you served on President Trump's National Security Council until last year. How worried should we be about these chips is what I'm hearing you say. Now, Congress has pending legislation to put a stop to"
Testimony RICKETTS, PETE
Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting i...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026
"Do you know the reason why we should get them, um, mark up on this? Uh, China's civil military fusion strategy ensures commercial breakthroughs immediately, uh, immediately advance, uh, the PLA and it eliminates the boundary between civilian technology and military end uses. By law of Beijing asks companies must hand over any technology to the military. The Pentagon understands this is a massive challenge. It just expanded a list of Chinese military companies, the, uh, 1260H list, and added..."
Testimony BANKS, JIM
Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting i...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026
"for first of all for holding this hearing. There is no contest that matters more to America's future than the race to beat China in artificial intelligence. And I share your commitment to this issue. Really appreciate you organizing this hearing. The nation that leads in a I will set the terms of the world's economy and command the high ground in military power. That's why I believe that the United States must lead and so does President Trump. America has to make the best chips develop the best..."
Testimony BANKS, JIM
Hearings to examine AI and the American dream, focusing on promoting i...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 11, 2026
"ridiculous to me, but somehow that A.I. Overwatch or writing export controls into the law might weaken our hand. I mean that's outrageous, isn't it? I think that sounds right to me. You have also made the point today that the United States writes strong export control rules that they often fail to enforce and we continue to see smuggling networks moving billions of dollars in high-end chips to the Chinese military, much of it routed through Southeast Asia. There are other export control bills..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"It's, you know, stop it here, but it emerges over here. My last point here is I just want to encourage in the upcoming summit on September 24th that we work, that you all work with the president and his team to actually elevate this to a major point of discussion with Xi. There's lots of stories about China cracking down on operations that target Chinese. But there's also a lot of Chinese organizations that make a lot of profit that are highly tied into including the Chinese military. And so it..."
Testimony CAMMACK, KAT
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you. Researchers also identified more than 200 fleecewear apps that generated over one billion downloads and hundreds of millions of dollars through deceptive subscriptions after passing through these same app stores. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to enter to the record the article titled Apple's Tightly Controlled App Store is Teeming with Scams. Without objection, so ordered. Thank you. And the security failures do not stop there. A recent investigation by the Tech Transparency..."
Testimony STEPHEN EZELL
Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership an...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"The company is now a world-leading contract research development and manufacturing organization. While the company has sought to disclaim its China ties, Wuxi Aptech maintains an extensive network of relationships with the CCP, is involved directly in the Chinese military civil fusion development strategy, and operates the PRC's state key laboratory of drug lead compound research. Its CCP party vice secretary, Li Wenbin, has stated that, quote, party members are the technical backbone of Wuxi..."
Testimony HINSON, ASHLEY
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"I'm sure you can agree that securing our nation's energy needs from both a supply perspective and a safety perspective is a top priority, and that includes, of course, recognizing where some shortfalls exist on the security side. It should be a top priority there, given how the CCP has been able to access some of our premier institutions. But I want to address how federally funded research, like what is happening at the Ames National Lab, could be at risk of abuse from serious actors from..."
Testimony MOOLENAAR, JOHN R.
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you. Dr. Kaiser, NSF manages and funds, with a tune of $65 million, the SECURE Center to strengthen research security across the U.S. research enterprise, yet several universities participating in the SECURE Center have been identified in our committee's investigations involving high-risk research collaborations with Chinese military entities or U.S. government entity-listed institutions. Should American taxpayers trust institutions with research security failures to establish and promote..."
Testimony SPEAKER_18
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, t...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"points. And of course, we also need to reshore these capabilities as quickly as possible, and it will certainly be a focus if confirmed. So is it going to happen? I mean, everybody So the department recently released the 1260H list about the technology of Chinese military identifying, isolating adversarial military influence. That strikes me as a good first step and continuing to emphasize decoupling from"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"markets funds. Most of these companies have been found guilty of violating human rights. of violating human rights. Some of them play an integral role in the Chinese military industrial complex. So while I'm all for index"
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Re...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"You know, recently, Japan and the Philippines formally started the maritime boundary negotiation for their overlapping exclusive economic zones, but in direct response to that, Chinese Coast Guard has significantly ramped up patrols east of Taiwan. That is all while Beijing continues its campaign to turn the South China Sea into a Chinese communist lake by turning small island features into Chinese military bases and expending its legal claim to waters belonging to other nations through..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United Sta...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jun 25, 2026
"So it's an American subsidiary. For example, Sears, owned by a Chinese military company. And so purchases by Sears would be subject to such"
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"So for any of you, the Department of War recently added a Chinese company, it's Wuxi Aptek, to the 1260H list, which are companies identified as Chinese military companies. Are you familiar with the company? What do they"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"under the Biosecure Act? I do. Now, this is something that our commission hasn't weighed in on collectively, so I'm speaking in my personal capacity. But I think that during Biosecure, one of the issues was, would there be named entities in the legislation, or would there be a designation by the executive of which companies, after some investigation, which companies should be deemed working with the Chinese military? This has happened recently. So I think that when you have a situation where..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"that could be leveraged by the IC, by law enforcement to utilize AI to go on an offensive basis go out and sort of bring down some of those systems overseas. Again, that's a policy debate for you all to have with the executive branch, but there are opportunities there. I'm going to jump ahead just because this is an area that's dear to my heart. Absolutely not, sir. And it's my opinion, and I think the commission has previously had recommendations on this, but investments into China, especially..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
"Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"The Jones Act is the cornerstone of American maritime industry, and it protects hundreds of thousands of American jobs, sustains American shipyards, and maintains the maritime transportation capabilities that are critical to our national security. Already, waiving the Jones Act has disrupted domestic commercial vessel contracts, prompting shippers to favor foreign-flagged vessels, such as the one behind me, which happens to be owned by the Chinese military, which presumably we have some issues..."
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"I think it was suspended this last November for one year. So my question is, if we're going to provide these additional funds to BIS to undertake this kind of work, can you commit that we will reinstate the Affiliates Rule to try to prevent the export of high-end U.S. technology to China, including for potential use by the Chinese military? Well, Mr. Secretary, it's interesting because I think I mentioned before that when I ask other members of the administration, they say to ask the other"
Testimony REED, JACK
Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"I would like your candid assessments of what lessons that Beijing and Pyongyang are drawing from this conflict and how those lessons may affect their long-term planning. Relatedly, Admiral Paparo, on December 8th, the President announced that he would allow the sale of advanced H-200 semiconductor chips to China, a category of chip previously prohibited because of its ability to accelerate Chinese military capabilities, including artificial intelligence. This committee has long agreed on a..."
Testimony REED, JACK
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"I would like your candid assessments of what lessons that Beijing and Pyongyang are drawing from this conflict and how those lessons may affect their long-term planning. Relatedly, Admiral Paparo, on December 8th, the President announced that he would allow the sale of advanced H-200 semiconductor chips to China, a category of chip previously prohibited because of its ability to accelerate Chinese military capabilities, including artificial intelligence. This committee has long agreed on a..."
Testimony CLINE, BEN
“Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Huawei, which previously sued Verizon for over a billion dollars, has transferred nearly 1,000 US patents to assertion entities targeting American companies. BOE, Tencent, and CATL, all formally designated by the Department of War as Chinese military companies, are also among the top recipients. What evidence does the USPTO have that the proposed rulemaking will not further drive patent litigation costs for American innovators and"
Testimony COONS, CHRISTOPHER A.
Hearings to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the De...
senate Appropriations Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"allowing the licensure of the sale of AI chips to Chinese companies like DeepSeek or Tencent, which DOD's classified as a Chinese military company, would dramatically harm our national security"
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine the Department's cyber force generation plan and t...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026
"It was just reported that China approved the import of the H200 chips to ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent. These companies all work closely with the Chinese military. Just a few months ago, reports indicated a White House memo raised concerns that Alibaba provided support for PRC military operations against targets in the"
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, focusing on assessing the United States response.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
MERKLEY, JEFF "It's, you know, stop it here, but it emerges over here. My last point here is I just want to encourage in the upcoming summit on September 24th that we work, that you all work with the president and his team to actually elevate this to a major point of discussion with Xi. There's lots of stories about China cracking down on operations that target Chinese. But there's also a lot of Chinese organizations that make a lot of profit that are highly tied into including the Chinese military. And so it really merits a top level advocacy in this upcoming"
Hearing Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
CAMMACK, KAT "Thank you. Researchers also identified more than 200 fleecewear apps that generated over one billion downloads and hundreds of millions of dollars through deceptive subscriptions after passing through these same app stores. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to enter to the record the article titled Apple's Tightly Controlled App Store is Teeming with Scams. Without objection, so ordered. Thank you. And the security failures do not stop there. A recent investigation by the Tech Transparency Project found that Apple and Google continue to distribute VPN applications from undisclosed ties to..."
Hearing Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership and control in America's drug supply chain.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
STEPHEN EZELL "The company is now a world-leading contract research development and manufacturing organization. While the company has sought to disclaim its China ties, Wuxi Aptech maintains an extensive network of relationships with the CCP, is involved directly in the Chinese military civil fusion development strategy, and operates the PRC's state key laboratory of drug lead compound research. Its CCP party vice secretary, Li Wenbin, has stated that, quote, party members are the technical backbone of Wuxi"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Richard O'Malley, of Wisconsin, to be a...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_18 "points. And of course, we also need to reshore these capabilities as quickly as possible, and it will certainly be a focus if confirmed. So is it going to happen? I mean, everybody So the department recently released the 1260H list about the technology of Chinese military identifying, isolating adversarial military influence. That strikes me as a good first step and continuing to emphasize decoupling from"
Hearing From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
house Capital Markets Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SHERMAN, BRAD "markets funds. Most of these companies have been found guilty of violating human rights. of violating human rights. Some of them play an integral role in the Chinese military industrial complex. So while I'm all for index"
Hearing Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Region
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, YOUNG "You know, recently, Japan and the Philippines formally started the maritime boundary negotiation for their overlapping exclusive economic zones, but in direct response to that, Chinese Coast Guard has significantly ramped up patrols east of Taiwan. That is all while Beijing continues its campaign to turn the South China Sea into a Chinese communist lake by turning small island features into Chinese military bases and expending its legal claim to waters belonging to other nations through artificial island construction. So can you talk about what the Trump administration's message is, and, you..."
Hearing China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United States
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "So it's an American subsidiary. For example, Sears, owned by a Chinese military company. And so purchases by Sears would be subject to such"
Hearing "Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission Budget Requests"
house Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "The Jones Act is the cornerstone of American maritime industry, and it protects hundreds of thousands of American jobs, sustains American shipyards, and maintains the maritime transportation capabilities that are critical to our national security. Already, waiving the Jones Act has disrupted domestic commercial vessel contracts, prompting shippers to favor foreign-flagged vessels, such as the one behind me, which happens to be owned by the Chinese military, which presumably we have some issues with. So where do we go from"
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
CLINE, BEN "Huawei, which previously sued Verizon for over a billion dollars, has transferred nearly 1,000 US patents to assertion entities targeting American companies. BOE, Tencent, and CATL, all formally designated by the Department of War as Chinese military companies, are also among the top recipients. What evidence does the USPTO have that the proposed rulemaking will not further drive patent litigation costs for American innovators and"
Hearing Hearings to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript
COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. "allowing the licensure of the sale of AI chips to Chinese companies like DeepSeek or Tencent, which DOD's classified as a Chinese military company, would dramatically harm our national security"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Department's cyber force generation plan and the associated implementation plan.
senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee · Jan 28, 2026 · Transcript
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. "It was just reported that China approved the import of the H200 chips to ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent. These companies all work closely with the Chinese military. Just a few months ago, reports indicated a White House memo raised concerns that Alibaba provided support for PRC military operations against targets in the"
Hearing Modernizing the BSA for Financial Crime in the 21st Century
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
CAROLE HOUSE "Our adversaries are already exploiting seams in our financial system faster than our frameworks are adapting. Chinese military-linked procurement routes controlled semiconductors through anonymous U.S. shell companies. Iranian, Russian, and DPRK sanctions evasion is exploiting offshore dollar-denominated stable coins outside direct U.S."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, RICK "So if so what so we now have we'll get we'll hit 40 trillion dollars of the debt this year. So 40 trillion dollars of the debt, trillion dollars a year of interest expense, we are running two trillion dollar deficits. So if that doesn't change, if we don't get to a balanced budget and start paying down the debt, do you think it's straight through and just you know automate just like that go down way back down again? So our country, all of us in our military is completely dependent on Chinese drugs, right? We don't, almost all the ingredients and drugs are made in China. There's studies out of..."
Hearing Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_45 "In essence, you will find a company, let's say it was a sanction against a transfer of technology to a Chinese company that's linked to their military, but they will then figure out a way to set up a company in a third country, in a country that's not barred for export, and they will use that vehicle and that route in order to be able to export a valuable technology. And so what we're trying to get at through our efforts is identifying those countries where that is happening and those companies that are being used for that purpose, and I think your bill, though I haven't read it, sounds like..."
Hearing South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house South and Central Asia Subcommittee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
HUIZENGA, BILL "Alongside President Trump, I too see the importance of our naval base on Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean. I echo this sentiment that preserving America's military fortitude in the region will deter Chinese coercion, prevent piracy and ensure the free flow of American and world trade. Directly north of Diego"
Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript
MARCO RUBIO "I would say that China has not provided any assistance to Iran in any way impeded our operations or ability to operate. They clearly have had a previous relationship and you can see that in some of the military equipment that they have is certainly of Chinese origin and likewise, but we have seen no signs in the short term that during this situation, that anything they've been providing them has in any way changed the dynamic in the battlefield. I think they've been quite cautious about engaging themselves in it. That said, we would like to see their help at the United"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary, Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
LEE, MIKE "Earlier this year, I joined with several of my colleagues in sending a letter to Secretaries Mullen and Burgum asking that this program be closed. The CNMI faces economic challenges, but opening a visa-free pathway for Chinese nationals into a strategically important American territory, not far from critical U.S. military assets in Guam, is not a responsible answer. It has led to rampant birth tourism and drug"
Hearing Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
MR. BRENT SADLER "We have, as a nuclear submariner for many years, this is perhaps a trusted industry the world over. It's also a place where we have a comparative advantage and why, for many years, we've been arguing that we need to put that on ships, both for military purpose, logistics, but also for this to take back market share from the Chinese by focusing in on the type of shipping that we need, blue water, international"
Hearing States on the Frontlines of Counterintelligence
house Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
JACKSON, RONNY "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today. For many years, Americans have believed that the counterintelligence threat from the Chinese Communist Party was focused solely on the federal government, our intelligence agencies, our military, and our federal research institutions. But the CCP does not confine its efforts to"
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and tourists.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
PETER SCHWEIZER "These are not political dissidents. These are military officers, people from the Ministry of Propaganda, people that are high-ranking officials in the Chinese Communist Party. In other words, these are part of the CCP establishment. But in addition to this problem of birth tourism, we have the added challenge of surrogacy that is also being exploited by China on a massive"
Hearing Oversight hearings to examine the Federal Reserve's big bank welfare program, focusing on the IORB regime.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Dec 11, 2025 · Transcript
SCOTT, RICK "Well, what I'd accomplish is the fact that I think the Chinese government wants to destroy my way of life and my family's way of life, and I don't want to give them a dime. So I don't want Chinese banks to have a dime, because I think they're going to take, if Chinese government is despicable, they're going to take everything they get, they're going to use it to build a military to destroy my way of life and my kids' way of life. So if the IORB was eliminated, would the banks also lend more money to small"
Hearing Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international security functions at the State Department.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026 · Transcript
THOMAS G. DINANNO "and obviously I follow the President's policy lead, specific to Diego Garcia, uh, uh, the most important thing that we have, uh, we have to have, and I agree with your assessment on the potential, uh, concerns with the Chinese as well, uh, but, uh, uh, the preservation of Diego Garcia as a, as a, a, a forward operating base for the U.S. military, again, slightly outside of my purview, um, is without question the priority of the administration and of the State Department. Uh, uh, uh, again, uh, I, I, I'm unclear the"
Hearing Business meeting to markup S.1759, to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions,...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
MORENO, BERNIE "through an app where you can unlock your car, start your vehicle, turn your vehicle off. But when you have companies that are domiciled or controlled by foreign entities of concern, that means that those governments, including, of course, the CCP, if we were to allow these cars to come in here, could take over the steering, the braking, and the acceleration of your vehicles. That obviously is an intolerable national security risk, so much so that the CCP recognizes this, and they actually ban Teslas in China from being near their sensitive military installations, knowing that these cars are..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript
CASSIDY, BILL "nonattainment, as being a nonattainment, partly due to foreign-produced pollution. Chinese pollution contributes between 8% and 28% of the sulfur dioxide found in the western United States. So it's the worst of all worlds. They get our jobs, economic growth to support their military. We get the pollution, and our counties are in nonattainment, so they cannot address, they cannot increase industrial development because they're in nonattainment from people polluting across the"
Hearing Hearings to examine the posture of United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 19, 2026 · Transcript
COMMANDER GREGORY GUILLOT "Since March of 2025, NORAD intercepted long-range bombers off the coasts of Alaska and Canada 19 times, scrambled fighters 82 times, and committed fighters from airborne patrols 156 times in support of Operation Noble Eagle, protecting the President, Washington, D.C., and national special security events. The commands tracked Russian and Chinese submarines and surface vessels in the approaches to North America and remain ready to defend against ballistic and cruise missile attacks. Our commitment is evidenced by the operational units activated over the last year. To secure the U.S. southern..."
CRS Report
Cybersecurity: Selected Cyberattacks, 2012-2025
Report · May 18, 2026
Many Members of Congress have raised concerns over the frequency, types, and impacts of cyber incidents during hearings, speeches, and in legislation. Cyber incidents affect nearly every national...
CRS Report
Thrift Savings Plan: Investment Issues
Resources · May 17, 2022
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) was created under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System Act (FERSA; P.L. 99-335; June 6, 1986). TSP is a defined contribution retirement plan for the civilian federal...
CRS Report
China’s 14th Five-Year Plan: A First Look
Resources · Jan 5, 2021
The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s 19th Central Committee—a body of China’s 376 top Party officials—held its 5th Plenum in late October 2020 to deliberate on China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for...
CRS Report
Huawei and U.S. Law
Reports · Feb 23, 2021
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) has grown to be the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer since its founding in 1987 by a former engineer in China’s People’s Liberation...
CRS Report
Fifth-Generation (5G) Telecommunications Technologies: Issues for Congress
Reports · Jan 30, 2019
Since the first mobile phones were made available in the 1980s, telecommunication providers have been investing in mobile networks to expand coverage, improve services, and attract more users....
CRS Report
DOD Replicator Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress
InFocus · Jan 21, 2026
Introduction Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025. (DOD is now “using a secondary Department of...
CRS Report
Small Business Research Programs Reauthorized After Six-Month Lapse
Legal Sidebar · Jul 13, 2026
On April 13, 2026, President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (P.L. 119-83) into law. P.L. 119-83 reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...
Testimony CAROLE HOUSE
Modernizing the BSA for Financial Crime in the 21st Century
house Financial Services Committee · May 21, 2026
"Our adversaries are already exploiting seams in our financial system faster than our frameworks are adapting. Chinese military-linked procurement routes controlled semiconductors through anonymous U.S. shell companies. Iranian, Russian, and DPRK sanctions evasion is exploiting offshore dollar-denominated stable coins outside direct U.S."
Testimony SLOTKIN, ELISSA
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operat...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"So, can you just say aloud, I asked others in uniform this last week, do you believe that allowing in Chinese cars with LIDAR and full motion video, geolocation, the ability to be hacked via Bluetooth, do you believe that that is a threat to our military bases, our critical infrastructure, and generally to collecting on American citizens? Yeah, I would love the chairman's help. I've tried for two years in a row to ban Chinese vehicles from our military bases. As I understand it, abroad, our..."
Testimony SLOTKIN, ELISSA
Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"And I just wanted to raise that to the attention. We have a bill coming up in NDAA just to ban Chinese vehicles from any sensitive military location as a bare minimum. But I would say my first bill in this body was to ban Chinese cars from ever being sold here. And I pray that that is not where we are going from a national security perspective in less than a month, though. Thank you for your time, and I yield"
Testimony SLOTKIN, ELISSA
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"I think they are chomping at the bit to get access to the United States of America and map every corner of this country and have geolocation on every leader in this country. And I just wanted to raise that to the attention. We have a bill coming up in NDAA just to ban Chinese vehicles from any sensitive military location as a bare minimum. But I would say my first bill in this body was to ban Chinese cars from ever being sold here. And I pray that that is not where we are going from a national..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"So if so what so we now have we'll get we'll hit 40 trillion dollars of the debt this year. So 40 trillion dollars of the debt, trillion dollars a year of interest expense, we are running two trillion dollar deficits. So if that doesn't change, if we don't get to a balanced budget and start paying down the debt, do you think it's straight through and just you know automate just like that go down way back down again? So our country, all of us in our military is completely dependent on Chinese..."
Testimony BIGGS, SHERI
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"these genuine contributions to UN missions or are they a vehicle for broader PLA strategic positioning? Chinese Communist Party. Do we have evidence of PLA linked intelligence collection reconnaissance or military liaison building occurring under the cover of Chinese peacekeeping operations? and talk about what we know and don't know. Thank you. So separate from the diplomatic or funding-based countermeasures what is the Trump administration doing to monitor or counter the military dimension of..."
Testimony BIGGS, SHERI
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Okay I'm going to try one more. So in your assessment does China's military posture within the UN peacekeeping missions pose a direct threat to U.S. force posture, basing access, or military partnerships in the regions where Chinese peacekeepers operate? Well I look forward to continuing this conversation. I'm happy to come back"
Testimony SPEAKER_45
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"In essence, you will find a company, let's say it was a sanction against a transfer of technology to a Chinese company that's linked to their military, but they will then figure out a way to set up a company in a third country, in a country that's not barred for export, and they will use that vehicle and that route in order to be able to export a valuable technology. And so what we're trying to get at through our efforts is identifying those countries where that is happening and those companies..."
Testimony HUIZENGA, BILL
South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Alongside President Trump, I too see the importance of our naval base on Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean. I echo this sentiment that preserving America's military fortitude in the region will deter Chinese coercion, prevent piracy and ensure the free flow of American and world trade. Directly north of Diego"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"quantum, advanced semiconductors. The other part of this, and this is something the commission had a hearing on in 2024, and we've had some recommendations on, is taking a closer look at portfolio investment, which is also known as passive investment. The problem with all these billions of dollars of capital going to China is that, as you said, there are no private companies, no truly private companies in China. The state, because of civil military fusion, if the government wants something, the..."
Testimony MARCO RUBIO
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"I would say that China has not provided any assistance to Iran in any way impeded our operations or ability to operate. They clearly have had a previous relationship and you can see that in some of the military equipment that they have is certainly of Chinese origin and likewise, but we have seen no signs in the short term that during this situation, that anything they've been providing them has in any way changed the dynamic in the battlefield. I think they've been quite cautious about..."
Testimony ROSEN, JACKY
Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"So I'm going to ask this to both of you for the short time that I have left. What do you assess the Chinese and North Koreans are learning about the U.S. military and our military strategy from Operation Epic Fury, and what challenges does that face for us as we think about the NDAA and what we have to maybe readjust for? To both of you, please. a moment for General Brunson, was more what do you think as we're in a war right now our adversaries are learning about us our capabilities and"
Testimony ROSEN, JACKY
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"So I'm going to ask this to both of you for the short time that I have left. What do you assess the Chinese and North Koreans are learning about the U.S. military and our military strategy from Operation Epic Fury, and what challenges does that face for us as we think about the NDAA and what we have to maybe readjust for? To both of you, please. I guess my question was more, and we'll give a moment for General"
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"President Trump and Secretary Lutnick have added only 140 in a year and a half. Are we supposed to believe that Russia and Chinese companies are no longer trying to acquire sensitive technology for military and other malign purposes? In your testimony, you mentioned the need to codify the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services, also known as"
Testimony LEE, MIKE
Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, t...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Earlier this year, I joined with several of my colleagues in sending a letter to Secretaries Mullen and Burgum asking that this program be closed. The CNMI faces economic challenges, but opening a visa-free pathway for Chinese nationals into a strategically important American territory, not far from critical U.S. military assets in Guam, is not a responsible answer. It has led to rampant birth tourism and drug"
Testimony COONS, CHRISTOPHER A.
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"licensed for export? How many more you intend to license? And what makes you confident that any chip sold to a company like Alibaba will stay out of the most cutting-edge, but we're giving them incredibly powerful chips that they don't otherwise have access to. We're not talking about a commercial interest. We're talking about the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army, which is our number one military adversary on earth. You may as of yet. So no H200s have been sold to..."
Testimony MR. BRENT SADLER
Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuil...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"We have, as a nuclear submariner for many years, this is perhaps a trusted industry the world over. It's also a place where we have a comparative advantage and why, for many years, we've been arguing that we need to put that on ships, both for military purpose, logistics, but also for this to take back market share from the Chinese by focusing in on the type of shipping that we need, blue water, international"
Testimony JACKSON, RONNY
States on the Frontlines of Counterintelligence
house Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today. For many years, Americans have believed that the counterintelligence threat from the Chinese Communist Party was focused solely on the federal government, our intelligence agencies, our military, and our federal research institutions. But the CCP does not confine its efforts to"
Testimony PETER SCHWEIZER
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"These are not political dissidents. These are military officers, people from the Ministry of Propaganda, people that are high-ranking officials in the Chinese Communist Party. In other words, these are part of the CCP establishment. But in addition to this problem of birth tourism, we have the added challenge of surrogacy that is also being exploited by China on a massive"
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Oversight hearings to examine the Federal Reserve's big bank welfare p...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Dec 11, 2025
"Well, what I'd accomplish is the fact that I think the Chinese government wants to destroy my way of life and my family's way of life, and I don't want to give them a dime. So I don't want Chinese banks to have a dime, because I think they're going to take, if Chinese government is despicable, they're going to take everything they get, they're going to use it to build a military to destroy my way of life and my kids' way of life. So if the IORB was eliminated, would the banks also lend more..."
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Now, in the fifth year of Putin's illegal war of choice in the Middle East, President Trump has taken decisive action to end 47 years of aggression by the ayatollahs. But amid those wars, we must remember this. China is the leader of the axis of aggressors. The People's Republic of China intends to and is capable of preventing an American-led 21st century. We cannot ignore the implications of Xi Jinping's aggression. The Chinese Communist Party and its People Liberation Army have spent decades..."
Testimony REED, JACK
Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Thank you very much, Admiral. General Brunson, our present military situation in South Korea, I assume, but you could confirm, that is creating some significant strategic and operational dilemmas for the Chinese. Could you indicate Thank you very much. In my opening statement, I talked about the proposed sale of chips, the H200"
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Now, in the fifth year of Putin's illegal war of choice in the Middle East, President Trump has taken decisive action to end 47 years of aggression by the ayatollahs. But amid those wars, we must remember this. China is the leader of the axis of aggressors. The People's Republic of China intends to and is capable of preventing an American-led 21st century. We cannot ignore the implications of Xi Jinping's aggression. The Chinese Communist Party and its People Liberation Army have spent decades..."
Testimony REED, JACK
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Thank you very much, Admiral. General Brunson, our present military situation in South Korea, I assume, but you could confirm, that is creating some significant strategic and operational dilemmas for the Chinese. Could you indicate Thank you very much. In my opening statement, I talked about the proposed sale of chips, the H200"
Testimony THOMAS G. DINANNO
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"and obviously I follow the President's policy lead, specific to Diego Garcia, uh, uh, the most important thing that we have, uh, we have to have, and I agree with your assessment on the potential, uh, concerns with the Chinese as well, uh, but, uh, uh, the preservation of Diego Garcia as a, as a, a, a forward operating base for the U.S. military, again, slightly outside of my purview, um, is without question the priority of the administration and of the State Department. Uh, uh, uh, again, uh,..."
Testimony SLOTKIN, ELISSA
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operat...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"I mean, they are not positive actors. And this body banned Huawei and TikTok because of the data they were taking on Americans. So, can you just say aloud, I asked others in uniform this last week, do you believe that allowing in Chinese cars with LIDAR and full motion video, geolocation, the ability to be hacked via Bluetooth, do you believe that that is a threat to our military bases, our critical infrastructure, and generally to collecting on American citizens? Yeah, I would love the..."
Testimony MORENO, BERNIE
Business meeting to markup S.1759, to allow for the operation of civil...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"through an app where you can unlock your car, start your vehicle, turn your vehicle off. But when you have companies that are domiciled or controlled by foreign entities of concern, that means that those governments, including, of course, the CCP, if we were to allow these cars to come in here, could take over the steering, the braking, and the acceleration of your vehicles. That obviously is an intolerable national security risk, so much so that the CCP recognizes this, and they actually ban..."
Testimony CASSIDY, BILL
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for the fi...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"nonattainment, as being a nonattainment, partly due to foreign-produced pollution. Chinese pollution contributes between 8% and 28% of the sulfur dioxide found in the western United States. So it's the worst of all worlds. They get our jobs, economic growth to support their military. We get the pollution, and our counties are in nonattainment, so they cannot address, they cannot increase industrial development because they're in nonattainment from people polluting across the"
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"Russia has repaid Kim for supporting its illegal invasion of Ukraine by providing North Korea with military technology and financial relief. While Vladimir Putin creates mayhem in Europe, it is not lost on this committee that he also actively works to undermine the existing order in the Indo-Pacific. Putin has revitalized his partnership with the Kim regime, and he has deepened Russia's comprehensive strategic partnership with Xi and the Chinese Communist Party. The growing alignment of our..."
Testimony COMMANDER GREGORY GUILLOT
Hearings to examine the posture of United States Northern Command and ...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 19, 2026
"Since March of 2025, NORAD intercepted long-range bombers off the coasts of Alaska and Canada 19 times, scrambled fighters 82 times, and committed fighters from airborne patrols 156 times in support of Operation Noble Eagle, protecting the President, Washington, D.C., and national special security events. The commands tracked Russian and Chinese submarines and surface vessels in the approaches to North America and remain ready to defend against ballistic and cruise missile attacks. Our..."