Speaker Johnson Renews House Select Committee on the CCP

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday renewed the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for a second term. It came after the House of Representatives voted on Jan. 3 to renew the committee, which was created in January 2023 to address the “strategic competition” between the United States and the CCP. In July 2024, Johnson expressed his backing for the renewal of the committee in the 119th Congress, and he released a statement via the committee on Tuesday saying the committee’s ongoing work is “crucial.” He also praised committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.). “Through his principled service in Congress, John has earned the respect of our House colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and we are pleased to announce that the committee will continue under his leadership during the critical 119th Congress,” he said....