Reps. Stefanik and Wittman slam Joe Biden for being soft on China
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 3:51 PM PT – Monday, June 21, 2021
A group of Republican lawmakers have challenged the Biden
administration for being too soft on China. On Monday, representatives
Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) argued Biden has only
given vague threats and cheap talk about standing up to Communist China.
The two Republicans insisted Biden has failed to hold Beijing
accountable for its handling of COVID-19. Together, they highlighted
their bill titled the World Deserves To Know Act, which would impose
Russian-style sanctions on top Communist Party officials.
Wittman went on to assert China’s economy has been heavily reliant on other countries and the time has come to sever those ties.
“Are they going to allow an open and transparent, independent
evaluation? If they do, that will avoid sanctions,” he explained. “I
want to make sure too that we ban any dollars from United States going
to the Chinese National Health Commission.”
Wittman and Stefanik added Biden has proven unable to punish China
for COVID-19 and Congress must take the matter into its own hands.
