During his time on Capitol Hill, former representative Mike Gallagher distinguished himself as the Chinese Communist Party’s foremost enemy in Congress, steering the House Select Committee on the CCP through several high-impact investigations of Beijing’s malfeasance and elevating the issue of America’s preparedness for a conflict over Taiwan.

Beijing didn’t dare retaliate until after his departure from Congress last month. Earlier this week, the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs announced that Gallagher would be barred from entering China and engaging with Chinese nationals and that any of his assets in the country (he almost certainly has none there) would be frozen.

In a statement to Bill Bishop’s Sinocism newsletter, Gallagher thanked Beijing for the honor. Along the way, he also recognized the contributions of Wall Street, corporate America, and useful idiots who complained about his committee’s work:

I’d like to thank China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for this incredible recognition. When I started the journey of public service, and even when I became Chairman of the Select Committee, I never dreamed of such an accomplishment. To be sanctioned by a genocidal, communist regime is truly the honor of a lifetime. Of course I could never have done it without my incredible colleagues and staff on the Select Committee, who truly deserve the credit. I just hope somewhere out there some young kids from Northeast Wisconsin see this news and start to believe that as long as they work hard enough, subscribe to Sinocism, and ignore the advice of Wall Street and corporate America, they too can be sanctioned by America’s foremost adversary. My only regret is that am no longer allowed to travel to China, as that has been the consistent demand of all the useful idiots who have criticized the Committee’s work. My only request is that the MFA send a formal sanction certificate so that I laminate it and put it on my refrigerator for motivation.