Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) told reporters Thursday that Florida’s competition doesn’t come from surrounding states but from China. Brown urged the House to pass the Invest in American Jobs Act. (0:25)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) challenged House Republicans to pass the Invest in American Jobs Act with their transportation bill or risk creating jobs outside of the U.S. (0:13)
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) explained the need for the Invest in American Jobs Act at a news conference Thursday, saying the U.S. is creating jobs for China instead of the United States by outsourcing. (0:21)
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) was not surprised by the large amount of counterfeit goods coming from China.(0:45)
China, Senator John McCain in Audio Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said during a briefing Monday that the U.S. cannot afford to put U.S. troops at risk by arming them with shoddy counterfiet equipment from China. (0:23)
China, Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich) in Audio During a briefing Monday, Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) claimed that China’s refusal to act against counterfeiting endangers US relations with China. (0:32)
China, SSenator Carl Levin (D-Mich) in Audio Stephen Orlins, President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, does not think it likely that the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act will pass the House, but said it would be a lose-lose for President Obama if it does make it to the President’s desk. Orlins notes that either the President signs it and damages the economy or vetoes it and looks weak politically. The China currency bill was designed to give the U.S. tools to pressure countries that undervalue their currency. (0:35)
China, US China Relations, china currency bill in Audio Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations, questioned the motives behind the China currency bill calling the measure “a bill that really doesn’t make any sense.” The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act was designed to give the U.S. tools to pressure countries that undervalue their currency. (0:39)
China, US China Relations, china currency bill in Audio Tao Wenzhao, a senior research fellow at the Center for U.S.-China Relations at Tsinghua University, said the senators who voted in favor of the China currency bill probably consider China a “convenient scapegoat.” (0:20)
China, US China Relations, china currency bill in Audio Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) accused China of cheating and “acting like the mob” during a press conference Tuesday aimed at urging the House to pass the Chinese currency bill. (0:27)
China, Sen. Lindsey Graham, china currency bill in Audio Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he believes “in his bones” that the China currency bill will keep the U.S. number one for years to come during a press conference Wednesday. (0:37)
Charles Schumer, China, china currency bill in Audio Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters Wednesday he’s not worried about the Chinese response to the currency manipulation bill that passed through the Senate Tuesday. (0:17)
China, Sen. Lindsey Graham, china currency bill in Audio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) told reporters during a conference call that he does not see where opposition to the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Bill could come from because it doesn’t cost tax payers any money. (0:15)
During a phone conference briefing Wednesday, Sen. Sherrod Brown (R-Ohio) said the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Bill is the most important jobs bill Congress has considered this year. (0:45)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) explains why a Chinese currency bill is necessary, saying “instead of competing, countries like China are cheating.” (0:26)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reacted to talk that passing the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Bill would lead to a trade war with China during a phone conference briefing Wednesday. Brown explains that this is America’s chance to push back against what he describes as unfair trade practices from the Chinese. (0:48)
During a hearing Friday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said Republicans are using the Solyndra case to cut funding from alternative energy development, which poses a danger to America’s future. (0:38)
China, alternative energy, jan schakowsky, solyndra in Audio During an appearance at the Heritage Foundation Tuesday, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) suggest cutting off aid to Pakistan, citing Osama bin Laden and the country’s new military deals with China.
“We don’t need Pakistan to be successful,” West said. (0:50)
Allen West, China, pakistan in Audio In a speech regarding U.S.-China economic relations, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned of China’s unsustainable undervalued currency during remarks at Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday. His talk comes a week before a meeting between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao. (0:14)
American economy, China, Timothy F. Geithner in Audio Regarding the recent attack by North Korea on South Korea, Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, claims U.S. needs to make China to use the leverage they have with North Korea for abiding by U.N. Resolutions. (0:19)
Bruce Klingner, China, North Korea, south korea in Audio 
