Congress this month begins the complicated process of finalizing legislation aimed at helping America confront the growing economic threat from Communist China. I will serve as one of the House “conferees” to work on resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of this effort and producing a single product that can be sent to the president for his signature and become law — but there’s reason to be skeptical we will get that far.
Few issues are as critical to our competitive standing in the world as addressing the emerging challenges we face from the Asian giant. Yet, partisan agendas and bad ideas threaten to leave us with a feckless response to China’s clear plans to dominate the global economy. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats have already demonstrated more interest in subsidizing Big Labor and green energy special interests than winning the economic war against China.
