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So the question is, what did Congressman Jim Costa know about this Chinese bio-lab, and when did he know it?
Former FBI Special Agent and local businessman Michael Maher noted, “This highlights the need for a new experienced generation to take the helm and lead. As a former Special Agent, I know there is no excuse for delaying the response for months. As your representative, I will support our local elected officials who are pushing federal agencies to ensure that public health and safety are not sidelined.
“Further, more attention must be paid to China’s foreign influence operations, espionage, and organized criminal activities here in California and across this country. For example, the apparent corruption of Gavin Newson’s administration giving over a billion dollars to the Chinese electric car company BYD to produce face masks for COVID-19. Chinese political espionage and foreign influence operations have led elected politicians to hand over taxpayers’ money in subsidies and sweetheart deals to companies like BYD and the Reedley Bio-Lab company.
“The threat posed by the Communist Party of China and its influence is real. We are at war, a new Cold War against the fragile dictators of that authoritarian state who are globally exploiting digital influence and mass surveillance for complete control over people's lives. This is directly at odds with the liberty and freedoms afforded in the Constitution of the United States of America and why we must be vigilant in its defense.
“Jim Costa and his office need to be fully transparent about what they knew and when they knew it, and they also need to be held accountable for needlessly endangering the safety of local residents.”
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