Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of Representative Pfluger's bipartisan bill, H.R. 881, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act. {time} 1415 Mr. Speaker, this legislation is about one thing, and that is protecting American students, American research, and America's future from malign foreign influence, especially from the Chinese Communist Party. The CCP is engaged in a persistent strategic campaign to influence every corner of American life, and one of their most dangerous efforts is to target our education system. Often disguised as cultural exchange programs, the CCP efforts to infiltrate America's universities are intended to manipulate curriculum, suppress academic freedom, and monitor Chinese students here in the United States. Let's be clear. The Chinese Government isn't investing in these programs to teach language. They are trying to shape how young Americans see the world and to rewrite the story of the Chinese Communist Party one classroom at a time. This is part of a broader effort by Beijing to manipulate the next generation, whether through TikTok on their phones or authoritarian propaganda on their campuses, and it is working. That is why this bill matters. H.R. 881 makes it simple. If a university wants DHS funding, it cannot maintain ties to CCP influence operations. If we want taxpayer dollars, we cannot partner with a foreign adversary. We have already made real progress.…”