hand. this warning comes just hours before a republican-led committee holds a hearing on the chain knee communist party s threat to america. let s start with cnn s manu rash. tonight will be the first prime time hearing that any he republican has held since january. what are republicans telling you about why this is such a top priority? this is one of the rare bipartisan initiatives in a very polarized institution, the u.s. house. but kevin mccarthy has indicated to me and others that this is a bug priority of his to make sure that both sides are on the same page when it comes to the threat of china. that is the same approach the lady verse the committee, mike gallagher on the republican side, and the democrat both are trying to pursue this on a bipartisan basis. he indicated to me this will be an overall scene setting hearing to try to make clear about the threat from china poses, not just abroad but also here in the united states. we expect to hear from key witnesses, s
for no other reason than the list of members we have on both sides. speaker mccarthy appointed very serious, sober members, not bomb throwers. member jefferies appointed some talented democrats that i have worked with. china s fraying ties with the west have been on full display recently. obviously the china spy balloon incidents, u.s. warnings that china is considering arming putin s army, the escalating standoffs about taiwan, the chinese communist party possibly spying here in the united states, competition over semi conductor manufacturing, not to mention renewed questions over covid s origins. that s just some of the issues here. what s first on your agenda, and why? you re absolutely right, there s so many issues. and if you talk to mike or my constituents, a lot of them have their own concerns about each of those issues. one of issues that we re