Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee | Official U.S. House headshot
Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee | Official U.S. House headshot
On January 17, 2025, a statement was released by Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Congressman Richard Hudson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology; and Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. This followed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the forced divestiture of TikTok.
The joint statement read: “Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms what Congress has been saying all along to ByteDance and the Chinese Communist Party: divest or face a ban. This is a sober, but important, step toward safeguarding our national security. ByteDance still has the choice to fully divest, so TikTok could continue operating in the United States if they so choose. Regardless of their decision, the Committee will continue to vigorously fight attempts by the CCP to compromise our communications networks and surveil the American people.”
The statement emphasizes Congress's ongoing concerns about national security related to TikTok's operations in connection with ByteDance and its ties to China.
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