Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ripped into China for its power over public health in the U.S.
Their comments came in a column posted Wednesday on the Fox News website.
“As the coronavirus continues its spread across the world – and the United States – the American economy faces the prospect of widespread shortages for the first time since the 1970s,” they said.
“More than 40 percent of manufacturers in the American heartland have reported negative impacts on their business. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has announced the first shortage of an essential drug.
“This reliance wasn’t some accidental byproduct of globalization but the outcome of a deliberate strategy by the Chinese Community Party, which made biomedicine and high-end medical equipment a priority of its ‘Made in China 2025’ plan.
“The plan put in writing what had long been practiced by Beijing and further encouraged its companies’ predatory practices while providing short-term bargains for foreign companies’ presence in China.”
They maintained the U.S. must make “rebuilding our domestic supply chain a priority of its own.”
The two said the federal government needs to empower private business sector to expand in order to meet “new demand for medical supplies.” They also maintained agencies with lending operations should make low-cost capital available to businesses trying to solve supply chain problems.
And they added: “It is unacceptable that China holds this much leverage over America’s public health and economy, both essential components of our national security.”
Jeffrey Rodack ✉
Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.
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