Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of my amendment No. 13 to the fiscal year 2025 State-Foreign Operations bill. This amendment prohibits funds for the TechCamp public diplomacy program within the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. If you believe its website, the TechCamp ``creates connections, sparks innovation, and empowers civil society to solve the world's most pressing challenges through technology.'' In reality, the actual purpose of the TechCamp program is to spread progressive ideology around the world. What is even more shocking is that the TechCamp is linked to Anatoly Bondarenko, and he is a trainer for the taxpayer-funded program. Bondarenko is a founder of the Texty.org.UA, which placed me and 116 Representatives on a hit list for not supporting Ukraine. Americans should not have to fund efforts to propagandize foreign countries with progressive ideology. Neither should they have to fund programs that have taxpayer-funded organizations that create hit lists that potentially threaten the security of American leaders. Let's defund the wasteful TechCamp program. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on my amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”