Tag: Congress
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Congress charges forward with proposed BAN on Chinese Communist Party-linked biotech company believed to be stealing DNA from Americans
Congress is nearing an effective ban on a China-based genomics company accused of stealing Americans’ DNA and exploiting Covid to collect genetic data. The Beijing Genomics Institute, now known as BGI Group, is one of the largest genomic sequencing companies in the world and is listed by the Pentagon as a “Chinese Military Company.” Republicans…
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Kevin McCarthy accused of elbowing and shoving colleague Tim Burchett in extraordinary scenes in Congress
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been accused of elbowing fellow Rep. Tim Burchett during an extraordinary physical altercation in Congress. Burchett is one of eight Republicans who voted out McCarthy, and Burchett told DailyMail.com that the hallway fight was their first interaction since McCarthy was fired from the speakership. The Tennessee Republican called McCarthy “pathetic”…