Admiral Mike Studeman (USN, Ret) on the China Threat and "Might of the Chain"

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Most Americans believe we spend 3-4 times what the CCP spends on defense. Senator Sullivan revealed the Defense Intelligence Agency determined that China spends an equivalent amount as the US. When you factor in their Civilian Military Fusion and their warships are build by Chinese State Owned Companies (the cost doesn't show up in their budget), they are getting much more bang for the buck (DOD reliance on civilian contractors for functions that could be handled by conscripts also drives up our costs). In fact for 2 decades China has engaged in the largest military buildup since WW2. In summer 2023, Senator Sullivan and several other Senators (bipartisan) introduced bill S.1791 - China Defense Spending Transparency Act, to educate the public about the true nature of China's military buildup. I don't know why the bill seems to be stuck in the Select Committee on Intelligence. I live in Florida so contacted Senator Rubio who is the ranking member on that committee to find out but he has not responded. This bill seems like a no brainer, does anyone know why the bill is stalled?