Rep. Burchett Statement on Chinese Balloon in U.S. Airspace

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2023) – Today, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement regarding the suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted in U.S. airspace:

"The Chinese Communist Party clearly doesn't fear or respect us. There's no excuse for allowing unapproved Chinese aircraft into U.S. airspace, especially ones with intelligence collecting capabilities. We need to demonstrate to the CCP and all our foreign adversaries that these incidents don’t happen without consequence."