Congressman Ken Calvert, District 41 | Official U.S. House headshot
Congressman Ken Calvert, District 41 | Official U.S. House headshot
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) voted along with a bipartisan majority (352-65-1) of the House of Representatives to pass the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (H.R.7521), legislation that prevents foreign adversaries like Communist China from targeting, surveilling, and manipulating the American people through online applications like TikTok.
"I respectfully disagree with both Republicans and Democrats who oppose legislation to ban Tik Tok if it remains under the control of its Chinese-owner ByteDance," said Rep. Calvert. "Under Chinese law, the Chinese Communist Party has complete control and access over ByteDance and, therefore, Tik Tok. Giving an adversary, like China, this kind of unrestricted access to the personal information of Americans and unfettered ability to influence our political system is an obvious national security threat. Americans enjoy the right to express themselves. Our adversaries do not enjoy the right to spy on Americans as they exercise that right."
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