{"id":1023435,"date":"2021-11-17T12:59:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1023435"},"modified":"2021-11-17T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:59:14","slug":"gop-rep-says-landrieus-ccp-ties-disqualify-him-from-infrastructure-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-says-landrieus-ccp-ties-disqualify-him-from-infrastructure-job\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep Says Landrieu\u2019s CCP Ties \u2018Disqualify\u2019 Him From Infrastructure Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-rep-says-landrieus-ccp-ties-disqualify-him-from-infrastructure-job%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1023435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"28.390977443609\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/\">Biden Administration<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Biden tapped Landrieu to oversee $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsz_1gettyimages-909697016-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsz_1gettyimages-909697016.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsz_1gettyimages-909697016-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rsz_1gettyimages-909697016-624x491.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tBiden adviser Mitch Landrieu \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/chuck-ross\/\" title=\"Posts by Chuck Ross\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Chuck Ross<\/a> \u2022 November 17, 2021 12:45 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"85.981576067129\">\n<p>A Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee says Mitch Landrieu&#8217;s links to Chinese Communist Party influence organizations should &#8220;disqualify&#8221; him from overseeing $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Gallagher (R., Wis.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGallagher\/status\/1460607316911435783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Tuesday that President Joe Biden should &#8220;immediately reconsider&#8221; naming Landrieu infrastructure czar, given the former New Orleans mayor&#8217;s links to the United States China Heartland Association.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-infrastructure-czar-advises-pro-china-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Landrieu serves as strategic adviser to the Heartland Association, which works with Chinese companies and organizations in the Communist Party&#8217;s United Front system to develop ties between China and the United States. Biden&#8217;s nominee to head the Export-Import Bank, Reta Jo Lewis, also advises the Heartland Association.<\/p>\n<p>Former Missouri governor Bob Holden, the chairman of the association, earlier this year called for more Chinese investment in American infrastructure projects, saying the United States has &#8220;a huge need to rebuild our waterways, bridges and highways.&#8221; China has invested heavily through its Belt and Road Initiative in infrastructure projects in Europe, Africa, and Asia. American officials have said China uses Belt and Road to gain leverage over its foreign partners.<\/p>\n<p>As infrastructure czar, Landrieu will hold sway over the allocation of spending on roads, ports, bridges, and broadband infrastructure projects. While the infrastructure bill contains some provisions that require a preference for the purchase of construction materials manufactured in the United States, it allows for waivers to purchase materials from foreign companies.<\/p>\n<p>The United States China Heartland Association has hosted events with two organizations at the center of the Communist Party&#8217;s United Front system, the Chinese People&#8217;s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the China-United States Exchange Foundation. A senior adviser to the China-United States Exchange Foundation serves on the Heartland Association&#8217;s board. In August, the Chinese People&#8217;s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries <a href=\"https:\/\/usheartlandchina.org\/webinars\/opening-celebration-replay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cohosted<\/a> the Heartland Association&#8217;s agriculture business roundtable with agriculture giants Archer Daniels Midland, Syngenta Group, and Deere &amp; Co.<\/p>\n<p>American officials, including CIA director William Burns, have warned about the China-United States Exchange Foundation&#8217;s efforts to influence American think tanks and policymakers. The Trump State Department last year accused the Chinese People&#8217;s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries of trying to &#8220;malignly influence&#8221; state and local leaders to advance China&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Administration Biden tapped Landrieu to oversee $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending  Biden adviser Mitch Landrieu \/ Getty Images  Chuck Ross \u2022 November 17, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1023435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1023435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1023435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1023435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1023435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}