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 the Sine Die adjournment and the notable resignation of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, as the legislative stage is reset for the commencement of the Second Session.Analogy for the Global Chessboard: These new appointments to the U.S.-China Commission are like placing elite Grandmasters at the table just as the game enters a critical new phase; while the broader political theater of vetoes and resignations swirls around them, these individuals are tasked with analyzing the next major moves in the world’s most significant geopolitical rivalry.Congressional Record Analysis of the following dates in December 2025: 30 and January 2026: 2, 3https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/browse-by-date

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