The Next Generation of Hawks!
An emerging group of up-and-coming Republican lawmakers is pushing to hold the Chinese government accountable for its nefarious campaign to influence world opinion following its failure to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Like President Trump, these members of Congress are more than just talk! Meaningful proposals have been introduced not to blame the Chinese people, who are also victims of their government’s wrongdoing but instead hold Beijing accountable for decisions that hampered America’s healthcare response.
Here are the up-and-coming lawmakers standing with the old breed of China hawks, including Sens. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Tom Cotton, to hold Beijing accountable!
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN)
U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota via Wikimedia CommonsCongressman Banks, like the other members on this list, was still in his teens when the U.S. normalized trade relations with Beijing. Now a spritely 40 and representing Indiana’s 3rd congressional district, the Republican is calling on Attorney General Barr and Secretary of State Pompeo to bring criminal charges against Beijing through the United Nation’s International Court of Justice for its coverup.
National Review reports:
“If China’s leaders hadn’t become embarrassed by the outbreak and tried to cover up its spread, the world may have had a better chance to prepare for this or even contain it in Wuhan or China,” Banks said in a statement. “Instead, we have a pandemic. China shoulders most of that blame. Rather than succumb to the propaganda and spin of Chinese officials, the world must hold them accountable for mishandling this outbreak. If the United Nations cannot even do that, it has completely lost its purpose.”
If China successfully blocks the effort, Articles 49-51 of the UN charter could be used by the United States to suspend international obligations to Beijing, including revoking its status as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Before lobbying the Justice and State Department, Banks co-sponsored a resolution with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) condemning China’s Communist Party (CCP) for its failure to proactively address the coronavirus, expel journalists, and detain one million Uighur Muslims in “re-education camps.”
California Democrat, Rep. Judy Chu, urged her caucus to oppose the resolution, citing reports of coronavirus-driven attacks on Asian Americans.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik via Wikimedia CommonsUpon her election in 2014, Stefanik became the youngest woman elected to Congress. During the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, the Harvard grad emerged as a critical defender of the president. The Upstate New Yorker introduced a bicameral resolution demanding a U.S.-led international investigation to determine the extent the Chinese government’s failure to take the outbreak seriously and subsequent coverup enabled the pandemic’s spread. The resolution, introduced Tuesday in the House almost simultaneously accompanied a companion resolution in the Senate from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via Wikimedia CommonsWriting an op-ed for foxnews.com, the youngest U.S. senator demanded an international investigation into the CCP and that Beijing pays reparations for the lives lost and the economic devastation wrought by the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Hawley is an outspoken critic of the World Health Organization (WHO) for its politicized response to the pathogen that has exhibited a bias in favor of China.
There need to be consequences here. WHO has sided w/ #China Communist Party against the world in this pandemic https://t.co/iTvuZxO9bI
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) March 23, 2020
Reports that WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus benefited politically from the Chinese government’s backing in his 2017 election have fueled criticism of the WHO. The revelations may explain Tedros effusive praise for China’s “transparency” during this crisis.
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Michael Brigham
Michael Brigham has written for American Action News since the summer of 2019. His areas of expertise include foreign affairs, government, and politics, but regardless of the subject matter, he has a nose and an insatiable appetite for news. In his free time, he enjoys reading nonfiction, watching a mix of comedies and true crime documentaries, and spending time away from the swamp hiking in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
all you have to do is lift the sovereign status of china and allow citizens and communities the right to sue china …
That’s a great idea but dems would never allow it.
Let’s hope the Dems have no power over the decision after November.
Whatever is good for the country and ppl the democrats are against
They tried for 8 yrs under the democrat god obama to destroy the country, ECONOMY and the American ppl but WE THE PPL ELECTED A BUSINESSMAN TO RUN OUR COUNTRY. Since he’s been in office he’s threw out so many restrictions the democrat god forced into place by executive orders costing millions of jobs to be lost companies rushed to leave the country and millions on welfare and food stamps.
OUR PROBLEM NOW IS SELF INFLICTED. AND THERE’S ONE DIFFERENCE OUR GREAT ECONOMY IS STILL THERE AND WHEN WE’RE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK WE’LL RESTART OUR ECONOMY OURSELVES. Unless the democrats fuk that up too.
STILL
JOIN US
TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICANS
2020 AND BEYOND
FOR A MUCH GREATER AMERICA
THE DO NOTHING CONGRESS HAS TO GO IF WE THE PPL WANT THIS COUNTRY TO RESTART GROWING AGAIN
REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER!! Remind your friends and family exactly how the Democrats acted these past 3 1/2 years.
If you look back the Democrats did not have control of Congress for the full eight years of the Obama Administration. If memory serves, the Republicans took control of the Senate in 2013 and then took over the House in 2015. So the last two years of Obama the Republicans had control of Congress.
If it happens to my family, I will sue the Chinese terrorists. Bring back to America , everything that is American? Leave General Motors there?
Exterminate Chinese leadership and their yellow Red Guard. China is big in the peoples army, and have a few good weapons, but all we are doing is letting China steal more of our Defense Weapons, to get stronger. They say they will be number one in our World by 2041. President Trump, please write the Presidential Trump Memo: I owe you and the Chinese nothing. If you think I am wrong, then come and collect the debt, and get turned to dust?
I trust Trump to do the right thing to protect our country but the democrats are standing in the way so we have to get rid of them and rebuild our nation and miltary and get what we have coming from china and the leader of the WHO
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LAW I GUESS/WHY IN GOD ARE THESE PEOPLE STILL STANDING IN FRONT OF US AND TELLING US WHAT IS BEST FOR US? I WOULD NOT HAVE A JOB IF I DID THAT AT MY JOB!! GET THEM OUT!!!! SO WE CAN START BEING AND BRING AMERICA BACK TO OUR STANDARDS. I SEE A REVOLT COMING. THEY NEED OUT ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNOW THEY DO NOT PLAN ON STOPPING THIS BS SURELY THERE IS A WAY TO PUT THEM BEHIND BARS FOR SOMETHING !!!
I would honestly like to know why the US is even listening the WTO or WHO…they are nothing but a bunch of commies who protect communists and terrorists from consequences..We are a seperate country we should hsve our own laws
Notrade with China…nothing bought from, nothing sold to, nothing trade with…The End…
Bella Pelosi, better known as Dracula. Sneaked in a 1 billion Dollar funding for Plan Parenthood (The abortion factory) and other things that have nothing to do with the Coronavirus bill. Evil and Devious indeed! Never let a crisis go to waste is one of the Demoncrat 10 Satanic Commandments.
Wuhan Virus Bioweapon AKA: China Virus, Coronavirus weaponized by China and their treasonous Godless demoncratic Commie party and cohorts Soros the MSM fake media, academia, Hollywood, Millennials.RINOs..to crash the greatest US economy ever! And to take down the greatest president ever, President Trump!! Keep up the great work President Trump! 2020 and beyond! From the Patriots of a Commie free America!
How about we don’t compare Obama to our Heavenly Father, More likely compare him to the ANTI-CHRIST, who goes about trying to destroy all the beautiful creations of our Heavnly Father
Obama is nothing but a pawn of Satan, better known as the “DEVIL” incarnate