House Lawmakers Voice Support for AUKUS in Letter to Pentagon Chief

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House Lawmakers Voice Support for AUKUS in Letter to Pentagon Chief
House Lawmakers Voice Support for AUKUS in Letter to Pentagon Chief

Ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) (L), and the chairman of the committee, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), speak at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The bipartisan leaders of a House committee have voiced support for the trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—known as AUKUS—which is currently under review by the Pentagon.

In a letter sent to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on July 22, Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) stated that the three countries are “stronger together” under the AUKUS framework, in the face of the Chinese regime’s expanded capabilities and coercive actions against its neighbors.

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