Congressman

I think Republicans have realized they've given up all of their power to the president.

And I think that on some level they realized, wait a minute, this dude was holding up a deal for weeks.

TSA people were not getting paid.

And so they're like, oh, now he's going to swoop in to a problem that he created, somehow save the day.

And I think they realized, wait, we got to get our shit together.

You're welcome.

A hundred percent.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Well, first of all, thank you for having me, Steve.

And as you point out, I chair the select committee on our strategic competition with the Chinese Communist Party.

And this is a focus on our relationship with China.

It covers our national security, our economic relationship, human rights abuses, the entire framework of this relationship.

You know, China has a history of 4,000 years.

But the Chinese Communist Party is a threat around the world and even on our shores.

And so we need to make sure that we are prepared with our national defense.

Also, we are in a strong economic competition.

I commend President Trump for his leadership in this area.

But we have a lot at stake.

And that's why our focus is entirely on this relationship with the Chinese.