Why is a Chinese propaganda newspaper delivered to Congress?

Rep. Jim Banks want to know why China Daily, a newspaper owned and paid for by the Chinese Communist Party, is delivered routinely to House and Senate offices alongside independent papers like Roll Call, Politico and The Washington Post. The Indiana Republican wrote a letter to the House Chief Administrative Officer, Philip Kiko, requesting information on the process for how publications are distributed on Capitol Hill and for the CAO to take action.

China Daily is a state-run media outlet and registered foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Because of such attributes, the congressional press galleries do not credential China Daily employees to work in the Capitol. The letter outlines China Daily’s roots as an international messaging tool for the Communist Party, its funding by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and its spreading of disinformation.

“There’s a lot of rhetoric in Congress about ‘combatting Chinese influence’ and being ‘tough on China.’ Americans won’t take our claims seriously if we can’t prevent China from running a propaganda campaign in our own workplace,” wrote Banks.

Banks’ office told CQ Roll Call on Monday evening that Kiko had thanked the lawmaker for the letter and told him he’d “get on this.”

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/chinese-propaganda-newspaper-delivered-congress-rep-jim-banks-wants-know