House Republicans Launch Task Force to Curtail Threats from Chinese Regime

U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listens during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on May 7, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

House Republicans unveiled a new committee on May 7 to combat threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the regime’s role in the CCP virus’s global spread comes under scrutiny.

“China’s coverup directly led to this crisis,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a press briefing announcing the initiative. “It follows the same threatening pattern of behavior we have seen from the Chinese Communist Party for years—something that has long-been the bipartisan consensus in Washington.”