Comment by John Moolenaar

Advanced AI chips are foundational to [...] military power, and Congress has a responsibility to ensure they are not fueling the Chinese Communist Party’s [...].
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports congressional action to stop advanced AI chips from aiding China, saying Congress has a "responsibility to ensure" the chips are not fueling the CCP. That strongly implies support for giving Congress power to block such exports to adversaries. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4d ago
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AI Verified The quote says "Congress has a responsibility to ensure" advanced AI chips "are not fueling the Chinese Communist Party," which clearly supports Congress having authority to stop such exports to an adversary. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4d ago

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AI Verified The official Select Committee on the CCP press release at the provided URL, dated January 21, 2026, attributes the statement to Chairman John Moolenaar. The full sentence includes the omitted phrases “economic growth and military power” and “military modernization or surveillance state,” so the submitted version is a faithful ellipsis-only excerpt rather than a material alteration. ([chinaselectcommittee.house.gov](https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-committee-passes-legislation-protecting-american-technology)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 6d ago
AI Verified Quote attributed to Rep. John Moolenaar (Chairman, House Select Committee on the CCP). The chinaselectcommittee.house.gov source URL returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search independently confirmed the full quote: "Advanced AI chips are foundational to economic growth and military power, and Congress has a responsibility to ensure they are not fueling the Chinese Communist Party's military modernization or surveillance state." The two [...] elisions in the stored quote correctly correspond to "economic growth and" and "military modernization or surveillance state." The statement was made in support of legislation strengthening controls on advanced AI chip exports to China. Vote alignment: statement is "Giving Congress power to block AI chip exports to adversaries" and Moolenaar's vote is "for"; he champions such legislation, so "for" is consistent. Source is the primary committee press release, year 2026 matches, and the quote is relevant. Checks pass. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 11d ago
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