{"id":1228832,"date":"2022-01-21T00:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T05:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1228832"},"modified":"2022-01-21T00:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T05:23:48","slug":"exclusive-rep-michael-waltz-swamp-is-lighting-up-to-protect-defense-department-contracts-that-pour-billions-into-chinas-military-buildup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-michael-waltz-swamp-is-lighting-up-to-protect-defense-department-contracts-that-pour-billions-into-chinas-military-buildup\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive \u2014 Rep. Michael Waltz: &#039;Swamp Is Lighting up&#039; to Protect Defense Department Contracts that &#039;Pour Billions&#039; into China&#039;s &#039;Military Buildup&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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%2Fexclusive-rep-michael-waltz-swamp-is-lighting-up-to-protect-defense-department-contracts-that-pour-billions-into-chinas-military-buildup%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=1228832&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/china-dual-oylmpics-worker-labors-assemble-olympic-rings-of-tower-outskirts-of-beijing-china-wedn-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) told Breitbart News on Wednesday that the \u201cswamp is lighting up\u201d to defeat legislation he introduced to implement a four-year ban on federal government contracting with business sponsors of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made an attempt this year on the defense bill,\u201d Waltz said on Wednesday\u2019s edition of the Breitbart News Daily podcast with special guest host Jerome Hudson. \u201cAs we were creating the defense bill, I put an amendment in that said if you\u2019re going to sponsor these Olympics and give our greatest adversary this global propaganda platform and turn a blind eye to all of these atrocities and, oh, by the way, pour billions in that\u2019s funding their military buildup, then you can\u2019t have Defense Department contracts and you can\u2019t sell to the United States military.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThe lobbying disclosures were just released, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars that these companies spent on lobbying firms to kill my amendment was just jaw-dropping and truly incredible. So we\u2019re going after it, but the swamp is lighting up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May, Waltz introduced the&nbsp;Beijing Winter Olympics Sponsor Accountability Act with Reps.&nbsp;Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA).<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, he said the bill \u201cwould impose a 4-year ban on the Federal Government from contracting with businesses sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.&nbsp;Furthermore, the legislation also bans the sale of their products in federal buildings and military bases. The ban would only be lifted if the company withdraws its sponsorship or the games are relocated from China.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Waltz remarked, \u201cIt was Republicans and Democrats that voted against our voted to kill it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Florida congressman called for removal of the International Olympic Committee\u2019s (IOC) tax-exempt status with the IRS. He <a href=\"https:\/\/waltz.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=570\">introduced<\/a> legislation towards this end on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll introduce measures to strip the IOC \u2014 the International Olympic Committee \u2014 of its tax-exempt status,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe IOC has poured about $800 million into Beijing\u2019s infrastructure to support these games. \u2026 We\u2019re going to go after their tax-exempt status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The status quo of U.S.-China trade and globalization has created a national security liability in the form of U.S. dependence on Chinese production of medicines, rare earth minerals, and semiconductors, Waltz warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere is corporate patriotism?\u201d he asked. \u201cWe didn\u2019t see them behaving this way with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and we really need a wake up call when it comes to Wall Street. The other pieces are supply chains. We cannot continue with 90 percent of our pharmaceuticals being made and controlled by China, 90 percent of our rare earth&nbsp;and critical minerals, our computer chips, and a whole list of other key elements.&nbsp;Masks, gloves, and gowns \u2014 we just figured out \u2014 can very quickly be a national security issue, and China is playing geopolitics with things that Americans need for their everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cMy call to action is, \u2018When you see, \u2018Made in China,\u2019 folks, put it down. It needs to say, \u2018Made in America.\u2019 That\u2019s not just a jobs issue. It\u2019s a national security issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waltz identified the Chinese Communist Party as a primary geopolitical threat to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThis isn\u2019t going to won or lost with ships and planes and tanks. It\u2019s going to be won or lost on dollars, and who has the economic might to compete, and we are fueling it. It is American money fueling their buildup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The<em>&nbsp;Breitbart News Daily&nbsp;<\/em>podcast is&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/the-breitbart-news-daily-podcast.simplecast.com\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">available<\/a>&nbsp;for listening and download via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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