A lifelong Long Islander, Andrew has dedicated his life to family and community.
The proud son of a lawyer and small business owner, Andrew went to Sayville High School where he participated in student government and worked at the local hardware store. As a man of faith, Andrew received his communion and confirmation at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, where he still attends Mass every Sunday. After high school graduation, Andrew went on to receive his BA in history and classical humanities from The George Washington University. Andrew then returned to Long Island where he received his Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again – China is not our friend. Congress must do more to counteract their increasingly aggressive economic and diplomatic posture.
For too long, China’s state-owned technology and telecommunications companies, like Huawei, have been infiltrating America’s data, infrastructure, and telecommunications networks. This is a major national security risk that we cannot take lightly, and as the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, I vow to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable.
For the last century, the CCP has repeatedly violated basic human rights and brutalized its own citizens. As a nation that opposes and condemns hatred in any form, the U.S. must find ways to hold China accountable for its heinous actions. The U.S. must also act to counter Chinese aggression within the Indo-Pacific region, including by partnering with our allies to combat its illegitimate claims on the world’s most important shipping lanes in the South China Sea and predatory actions toward developing countries.
From failing the world with their handling of COVID-19, to committing atrocities against their own people, to posing a national security risk to the United States – Congress must continue to be tough on China until they change their policies and behaviors.
Here’s how I am working to hold China accountable: