National Security

“The CCP and its affiliates stop at nothing to surveil, intimidate, and threaten people they do not like. This year alone, the CCP has sent the spy balloon to spy on our military, operated secret police stations inside the United States, and now this major cyberattack on the U.S. government has been revealed. All this evidence shows why it would be a bad idea to allow the subsidiary of a company that pledges allegiance to the CCP to build and operate a factory in Mecosta County,” said Congressman John Moolenaar.

“With the Biden administration issuing this new travel warning, you have to wonder why state and local officials continue to advocate for a deal with a subsidiary of CCP-affiliated Gotion High Tech in Mecosta County. This is another example of how the CCP is not a reliable business partner,” added Moolenaar.

"We cannot allow the recipients of taxpayer dollars to receive grants for battery research and then turn around and work with China-based companies. Our country is in a competition against the Chinese Communist Party and we must have guardrails that protect our research dollars, our intellectual property, and the innovation funded by hardworking men and women who pay taxes. Companies like Gotion, which is based in China, have no business receiving federal funding," said Moolenaar.

“Gotion has not disclosed the materials it submitted to CFIUS and has not released the NDAs it forced Michigan officials to sign. While it insists on secrecy, one document everyone has seen is Gotion High Tech's articles of association where it pledges allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party and says it will carry out party activities. Today’s announcement from Gotion is not an approval from CFIUS, but another example of the broken CFIUS process where the government claims deals are outside its jurisdiction. Last year, CFIUS said it had no jurisdiction to block a CCP-affiliated company from buying farmland less than 15 miles from an Air Force base in North Dakota. The military and the local community had to stop the deal because CFIUS failed to protect our nation’s security,” said Moolenaar.

"Under President Biden's open border policies, there has been a surge in the number of migrants who have illegally crossed the U.S.-Canada border, with human trafficking and drug smuggling occuring more frequently. This is unacceptable," said Moolenaar. "I am proud to join the Northern Border Security Caucus and work with my colleagues to secure the northern border and protect our communities."  

“The WHO’s decision to add North Korea to its executive board is just the latest disgrace from an organization that has a long history of politicizing its mission and siding with dictators and authoritarian regimes. I support legislation that will require the U.S. to leave the WHO and end taxpayer funding for the organization. We cannot be a part of an organization that elects North Korea to its executive board,” said Congressman John Moolenaar.

"The Department of Energy has made the right decision by revoking taxpayer funding for a CCP-affiliated company. When are the State of Michigan and Green Township going to do the right thing? It is a historic mistake to bring these companies into our local communities when every action the CCP takes seeks to undermine America. The CCP-connected Gotion project is wrong for Mecosta County and Michigan," said Congressman John Moolenaar.

“I voted for H.R. 2 because it will help secure the southern border and keep our country safe. President Biden’s border policies have benefited drug cartels and human traffickers, while subjecting women and children to horrific sexual abuse, and allowing fentanyl to pour across the border and kill Americans. His policies have allowed six million people to cross the border in the past two years – 30 times the population of Grand Rapids – and released many of them on the honor system to appear in court in the future. This broken status quo cannot continue and the U.S. Senate should immediately consider H.R. 2 to address Biden’s border crisis.”