In this episode of Congress in Context, we examine the strategic maneuvering at the close of the First Session of the 119th Congress as new players are positioned to oversee the complex relationship between the United States and China. We break down the high-level appointments to the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, including Taylor Budowich, Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, and Leland Miller, whose leadership will shape economic and security policy through 2027.

Beyond these appointments, the episode explores the high-stakes finality of the session, marked by President Trump’s forceful vetoes of H.R. 131 and H.R. 504, which he characterized as "mismanagement disgraces" that threatened "fiscal sanity". We also discuss  ...