'They've actually united Republicans and Democrats out of the concern of allowing the [Chinese Communist Party] to control the most dominant media platform in America.'
But Gallagher, R-Wis., and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the ranking Democrat on the U.S.-China committee, told "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz that the risks warranted such moves.
Gallagher also sounded skeptical of "Project Texas," an endeavor TikTok says will keep U.S. data stored in Texas and prevent access by Beijing but that lawmakers say is insufficient. "The key part that's missing from Project Texas' mitigation strategy is control of the algorithm. That's really what we need to address. It's not just exfiltrating data from an American phone, it's what they're able to push to Americans through the algorithm -- control our sense of reality, control the news, meddle in future elections," Gallagher said.
"They've actually united Republicans and Democrats out of the concern of allowing the [Chinese Communist Party] to control the most dominant media platform in America."Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher and ranking member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi during the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Feb. 28, 2023.
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