[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TIKTOK IS DANGEROUS TO UNITED STATES

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, TikTok, the Chinese-controlled social media 
company that gives the Chinese Communist Party access to billions of 
bits of data about virtually every aspect of American life, has 
obviously become a clear and present danger to its American users and 
to the United States itself.
  With 170 million users in the U.S., including two out of every three 
American teenagers, we cannot turn a blind eye to the enormous risk 
that this app poses.
  That is why I rise in support of the Protecting Americans from 
Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This bipartisan bill, 
which passed last week unanimously out of committee, aims to prevent 
foreign adversaries from targeting, controlling, surveilling, and 
manipulating the American people online. It would specifically apply to 
apps controlled by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
  Let me be clear: This bill does not ban TikTok. It simply requires 
TikTok to divest and separate itself from control by the Communist 
Government of China and, in doing so, prioritizes the safety and 
security of our Nation.

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