Republicans Call for $12 Billion Indo-Pacific Boost Citing Threat from CCP

‘While deterrence may be hard, war is hell. We must enhance the Indo-Pacific supplemental request and treat the CCP threat with the gravity it deserves.’

Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), watches a video during a press conference unveiling the results of the Committee’s investigation into the biolab discovered in Reedley, Calif., in Washington on Nov. 15, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Republicans sent a letter to congressional leadership on Nov. 19 calling President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific aid request “wholly inadequate” and arguing that Congress must match its funding priorities to the nation’s most pressing national security priority—deterring the growing threat from the Chinese Communist Party.

Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), asking the leaders to approve an additional $12 billion for the aid request, in addition to the $2 billion President Biden has already requested for the project.