It's highly unusual, as we know now, to see that level of agreement in Congress. But given the preeminence of the threat, nearly every one of my colleagues supported that provision. Unfortunately, after nearly unanimous consensus that this amendment was needed to counter the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, that provision was dropped when the House and the Senate went to conference. Then last year, back again, I continued to push for this provision, adamant that we had no time to lose. Even so, the language on outbound investment was once again dropped from the defense authorization bill. (06:00–06:13)
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Asserts that despite consensus, the amendment to counter the Chinese Communist Party was dropped in conference.
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