Michelle Steel: “We must do more to reduce Communist China's influence in this country. This bill would withhold funding from…”

“We must do more to reduce Communist China's influence in this country. This bill would withhold funding from universities who partner with the Confucius Institutes and other entities, which spread Chinese Communist Party propaganda in our university campuses. Evidence of CCP's influence is everywhere. They are brainwashing our students, they hijack our medical supply chains, and they flood our communities with fentanyl. In addition to deadly drugs, China is also exporting Communism. Our colleges must block this national security threat by cutting remaining ties to the CCP. If they don't, Congress can ensure accountability by passing this bill and blocking their Federal funding. The Senate must also pass my DETERRENT Act, which passed this body and adds much-needed transparency to foreign donations and accountability for our colleges and universities. Such a law would hold schools like UC Berkeley accountable for failing to disclose a $220 million deal with the Chinese Government that brought Chinese researchers onto our sensitive Berkeley research center. Madam Chair, we must not allow CCP to infiltrate our students and campuses. We have to stop this. I strongly support this bill.”