{"id":1918987,"date":"2023-04-25T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-threatens-subpoena-for-information-on-climate-czar-john-kerrys-negotiations-with-china\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:44:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:44:05","slug":"james-comer-threatens-subpoena-for-information-on-climate-czar-john-kerrys-negotiations-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comer-threatens-subpoena-for-information-on-climate-czar-john-kerrys-negotiations-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"James Comer threatens subpoena for information on climate czar John Kerry&#8217;s negotiations with China"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fjames-comer-threatens-subpoena-for-information-on-climate-czar-john-kerrys-negotiations-with-china%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=1918987&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 class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">H<\/span>ave you heard about the latest drama in Washington? One of the top House Republicans is threatening to subpoena the Biden administration to obtain information on the role of John Kerry, specifically related to his high-level negotiations with the Chinese Communist Party as the White House climate czar. <\/p>\n<p>House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is not backing down. He sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterating past requests for all documents and information related to Kerry\u2019s role. The renewed efforts follow nearly two years of concerns about Kerry\u2019s ability to negotiate with foreign countries on behalf of the United States. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/house-oversight-committee-investigation-john-kerry-negotiaions-ccp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO JOHN KERRY NEGOTIATIONS WITH CCP<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the 117th Congress, we twice requested information from Envoy Kerry\u2019s office regarding his role as SPEC, a cabinet-level position that does not require Senate confirmation despite his apparent ability to bind the United States to international agreements,\u201d Comer wrote. \u201cWe received no response.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The request sent on Tuesday is the \u201cfinal letter\u201d Comer will send for voluntary cooperation that compels the State Department to provide access to a range of documents and communications with outside governments by May 9. If Blinken does not comply, the committee will be forced to \u201cconsider other means, including compulsory process.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have been pressing the Biden administration for details on Kerry\u2019s role for years, specifically on the climate envoy\u2019s negotiations with China. Those demands became even more prevalent in May 2022 after Kerry told the Associated Press he was negotiating with the CCP to create a group dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. <\/p>\n<p>That announcement prompted widespread concerns among several Republican leaders who said such a relationship could undermine the country&#8217;s economic health. After taking control of the House in January, GOP leaders wrote to Blinken on Feb. 2 for access to documents and information related to Kerry\u2019s office, but those requests went unanswered, according to Comer. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State Department has not provided any meaningful updates to Committee staff inquiries on the status of producing these documents,\u201d he wrote. \u201cEnvoy Kerry is engaging in activities that skirt congressional authority, threaten foreign policy under the guise of climate advocacy, and could undermine our economic health. Yet, Envoy Kerry and his office are refusing to be transparent about their activities, spending, and staffing with the Committee \u2014 and the American people.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear why the State Department has failed to provide access to such documents, although department officials maintain it\u2019s crucial for the Biden administration to secure climate deals from other countries in order to mitigate global emissions. A spokesperson for the department did not respond to a request for comment by the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the top House Republicans is threatening to subpoena the Biden administration to obtain information on the role of John Kerry, specifically related to his high-level negotiations with the Chinese Communist Party as the White House climate czar. 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