{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-rick-scott-leads-colleagues-in-no-alipay-act-to-safeguard-u-s-national-security-stop-ccp-data-collection", "Sen. Rick Scott Leads Colleagues in No AliPay Act to Safeguard U.S. National Security, Stop CCP Data Collection", "2025-10-28", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Rick Scott", "S001217", "www.rickscott.senate.gov", "rickscott", "https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/press-releases/", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the No Alipay Act to stop the use of Alipay in the United States, a Chinese digital payment platform, to safeguard America\u2019s national security and protect the personal data of American citizens from exploitation by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Alipay collects sensitive personal and financial data from more than a billion users worldwide, making its links to the Communist Chinese Party a serious risk to U.S. consumers, businesses, and infrastructure.\n\nSenators Tuberville and Justice are cosponsors in the Senate. Congressman Andy Ogles is leading the legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\nSenator Rick Scott said, \u201cThe Chinese Communist Party has made it clear that it will use every tool available to spy on Americans and steal our data, and apps like Alipay are no exception. Americans don\u2019t want their personal and financial information being funneled straight into the hands of the Communist Chinese regime to use against us \u2013 it\u2019s a threat to their lives and national security. My No Alipay Act will close another door that could allow a CCP-controlled entity to access our financial systems and spy on U.S. citizens. I\u2019m proud to lead this effort with my colleagues in the Senate, Senators Tuberville and Justice, and Congressman Ogles in the House to keep Americans and their data safe from Communist China.\u201d\n\nSenator Tommy Tuberville said, \u201cTwo years ago, Joe Biden sat on his hands while China sent a spy balloon over our entire country. Thankfully, those days are over. President Trump and his administration are working every day to hold China accountable and protect American citizens. We know China\u2019s playbook\u2014they want to spy on every single American and steal as much information as they can. There\u2019s no reason why we should be using CCP-backed banking services in the United States. I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in making sure China doesn\u2019t have a foothold in our banking.\u201d\n\nCongressman Andy Ogles said, \u201cAlipay is Chinese spyware and presents a huge risk to national security. It should not be in our stores, and it is unacceptable that American payment kiosks are facilitating the totalitarian surveillance of tourists from China. Since Joe Biden overturned Trump\u2019s 2021 action banning the payment service, I am proud to step up and restore the President\u2019s intent to protect our national security.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-rick-scott-leads-colleagues-in-no-alipay-act-to-safeguard-u-s-national-security-stop-ccp-data-collection"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.217142144218087, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}