Amid reports that one of America's largest and wealthiest liberal organizations is partially funded by Communist China, a group of lawmakers want to know why it has been able to lobby Congress to weaken the U.S. economy without registering as a foreign agent.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Representative James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent an official letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting โan investigation into why radical environmental organizations have been able to accept foreign money without registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).โ
โThe letter highlights examples of these organizations' advocacy, ties to China, and direct communications with White House officials that raise concerns that these groups are acting as unregistered agents of corrupt and anti-American regimes,โ a statement from Cruz explains.
โEarlier this year, as Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, we launched an investigation into environmental nonprofits' collusion with the Biden administration to drive radical environmental policy that negatively impacts the American people and the country's economy,โ the letter reads.
โThe extensive ties many of these organizations have to foreign governments and U.S. adversaries is publicly documented and raises concerns that these groups are attempting to skirt compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).ย We are writing to request that the Department of Justice (DOJ) clarify the legal status of these organizations,โ the letter continues.
โIndeed, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has substantial ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Both NRDC China Program Directors are former CCP officials.ย On NRDC's Chinese-language site (which provides information different from the English-language site), NRDC explains it โhas been carrying out environmental protection work in China since the 1990sโ and โactively cooperates and communicates' with several Chinese government agencies,โ the letter adds. ย
โMoreover, NRDC acts as a mouthpiece for Chinese propaganda, signaling that it either takes direction from the CCP or that it is willing to self-censor to maintain a positive relationship with the Communist regime. While pushing outrageous claims in the United Statesโfor example, that gas stoves emit pollution even when not in use โthe organization promotes China as a world leader in โclean power development,' never raising that the Communist country is responsible for emitting over one-fourth of global carbon dioxide and a third of the world's greenhouse gases,โ the letter points out.ย
โDespite these obvious ties to China, NRDC has successfully established ties with the U.S. government and key government officials. For example, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerryโwho has claimed โworking together' on climate issues is more important than demanding justice for the enslaved Uyghur populationย or accountability for China's theft of American intellectual propertyย or overt spying behavior โhas worked hand-in-glove with NRDC and other radical environmental groups since SPEC's inception.ย In emails provided to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee between the SPEC and climate groups, NRDC appears to lead on multiple initiatives, including working to โaccelerat[e] ambition' and promote โclean tech exports,'โ Comer and Cruz reveal
Comer and Cruz are asking Garland to turn over โdocuments and communications pertinent to the investigation.โ
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This Traitor needs arrested immediately prosecuted immediately and all this garbage about Trump thrown out then prosecuted these criminals wasting our Taxpayers money on this garbage and sending our Taxpayers money to other countries including the corrupt Ukrainian biden is a traitor and they know it congress needs to stand up against biden his administration all need removed
Bernie Madoff approves your message. From the grave, even!
Yes since Nov 2021