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John Moolenaar: “We passed a law, meaning you assume this deal is done, that…”

Featuring: John Moolenaar, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. John Moolenaar says freeing the TikTok algorithm from China will be "up to the experts"

Published | Video Starts at 05:03

So are your hearings just after the fact or, you know, what effect do you hope they will have? Well, oversight. Congress has a legitimate role of oversight. We passed a law, meaning you assume this deal is done, that this transaction's happening, and you're just going to monitor it. I would assume that if the President comes to an agreement, which he's charged to do under the law, and if that happens on Thursday, then it will move forward. (05:03–05:06)

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Asserts that Congress passed a law assuming the TikTok transaction will occur and will monitor it.

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