China

Hawley, Blumenthal Hold Hearing On Dangers of Chinese Hacks and Offshore Supply Chains

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, held a hearing on China's cybersecurity threat and the implications of American tech companies’ dependence on China-based supply chains.  Senator Hawley questioned experts and CEOs in the cybersecurity space—including Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike Senior Vice President; Sam Bresnick, Research Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security...

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Hawley Blasts McKinsey’s Ties to China, Rebukes Witness for Equating Consulting Firms with Soybean Farmers

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

In today's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) made the case for his legislation, the Time to Choose Act, which would restrict consulting firms like McKinsey & Company from receiving government contracts while, at the same time, advising U.S. adversaries like China. "Why are [U.S. consulting firms] getting taxpayer money, advising our military, and, simultaneously, advising the Chinese military?" Senator...

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Ranking Member Hawley Sounds Alarm on OpenAI Safety Concerns, Gives Floor to Former Board Member who Voted to Oust Sam Altman

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), serving as ranking member, urged his colleagues in the upper chamber to prioritize legislation that would protect Americans from the harms artificial intelligence (AI) has proven to pose. Senator Hawley questioned former board member of OpenAI Helen Toner, who voted last year to oust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a high-profile boardroom battle, charging him with...

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Hawley Exposes Intel Corporation for Investing Billions in Chinese Tech While Cutting American Jobs & Failing to Condemn Slave Labor

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

In yesterday's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Intel Corporation's Chief Trade Officer Jeff Rittener on his company's documented groveling to China, namely the billions it has invested in Chinese artificial intelligence and other technologies. Senator Hawley went on to call out Rittener for favoring Beijing, America's chief competitor, and Intel's executives over...

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 ‘What World Are You Living In?’: Hawley Rebukes Former NIH Chief For Claiming Zero Censorship Took Place During COVID Peak

Thursday, July 11, 2024

In a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Carrie D. Wolinetz who served as Chief of Staff for former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins during the peak of COVID-19.  Senator Hawley pressed Wolinetz on her claim that censorship did not occur during her tenure at the NIH, specifically referring to questions around the origin of COVID-19....

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Hawley Bashes Biden Admin for Prioritizing Ukraine Over Air Defense Against China

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling out the Biden Administration's prioritization of air and missile defense for Ukraine, while neglecting support for U.S. and Taiwanese forces in the Pacific.  "The tradeoff between sending weapons to Ukraine and supporting U.S. forces and allies in the Pacific can no longer be denied [...] The Biden administration’s actions do not just place Taiwan at risk: these actions will endanger U.S....

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‘You’re the Problem’: Hawley Bashes Boeing CEO for Prioritizing Profit over Safety, Transparency, and Quality

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Boeing's safety failures and his lack of accountability as CEO.  "I think the truth is Mr. Calhoun, you're not focused on safety, you're not focused on quality, you're not focused on transparency [...] I think actually you're focused on what you were hired to do which is that you're cutting corners. You are eliminating safety procedures....

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Hawley Slams Fauci-Aligned Scientist Who Peddled COVID Origins Propaganda and Aided Censorship of Lab Leak Theory

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

In a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) criticized professor and scientist Dr. Robert Garry for continuing to peddle propaganda about the origin of COVID-19.  "Our own government deliberately withheld information . . . from the American people, tried to propagandize the American people, used the arms and agencies of government to actively censor Americans who dared to question the...

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Hawley, Rubio Blast McKinsey Lies, Push Firm to Dissolve Ties with China

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company, pressuring the company to dissolve its ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  Senator Hawley has introduced legislation to prohibit federal agencies from working with consulting firms that hold a contract with the Chinese government, Chinese Communist Party, or subsidiaries, affiliates, or proxies thereof. This...

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Hawley Bill Cracking Down on McKinsey, Management Consultants’ CCP Ties Passes Committee

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Today a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the Time to Choose Act, passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC). The bill, which Senator Hawley first put forth in 2022, and reintroduced earlier this year, prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies from contracting with consulting firms like McKinsey & Company who are also doing business with the Chinese...

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