💬 Quoted… “The House will be moving forward with legislation to protect Americans from the technological tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party.”

On Sunday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the chamber plans to move forward with legislation that would ban TikTok from all US devices due to its connections with the Chinese government.

• His comments came days after TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress over lawmakers’ concerns with the social media platform, which include national security threats, data privacy, the spread of misinformation, and safety for minors.

☝️🏘️ Stat of the Day: Someone call the Key and Peele announcers, cuz the East vs. West Game is back. According to mortgage-data firm Black Knight, all 12 major housing markets west of Texas (plus Austin) saw home prices fall in January on an annual basis – meanwhile, every one of the 37 biggest metro areas east of Colorado (except Austin) saw home prices rise over the same period.

🤯 Did You Know?... The wealthiest athlete in recorded human history was ancient Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, who won the modern equivalent of $15 billion over the course of his career.

📖 Worth a Read: How Big Companies Choose Who Is Laid Off → (WSJ)