Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Walberg for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we have all heard the saying: There is no such thing as a free lunch. It turns out mom and dad were right. Everything comes at a price, and nothing is free. Every dollar that flows into American classrooms from foreign countries comes with strings attached. This is particularly true for China, whose strategy is to gain a foothold in America's educational system to steal personal data and to manipulate the material children are being taught. Millions of dollars of Chinese funds have flowed into America's K-12 classrooms where students are subject to Chinese Communist Party propaganda under the guise of Chinese language and culture programming. In fact, a recent Parents Defending Education investigation found that 143 schools across 34 States hosted a Confucius classroom or otherwise had ties to the Chinese Communist Party. But wait, Mr. Speaker, there is more. Disturbingly, the same investigation found that the CCP specifically targets schools around 20 U.S. military bases. China is not the only country making sizeable investments in K-12 classrooms across the country. The Qatar Foundation allocated $30.6 million to various schools around the Nation. What did they get, Mr. Speaker? What do you get for $30 million invested in our schools? It is a clear act of anti-Semitism. Classroom maps where they funded omitted Israel and instead labeled it Palestine.”