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Bennie Thompson: “This bill does not ban China from influencing our institutions of higher education. It just makes universities choose…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2024
This bill does not ban China from influencing our institutions of higher education. It just makes universities choose between relationships with Chinese universities and the Department of Homeland Security funding. This bill will not stop China's practice of exploiting the open and collaborative nature of American academia to conduct industrial and military espionage. I know that this is something that the sponsor of this bill, Mr. Pfluger, cares about because those are his words. Unfortunately, this bill does not get us there. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Sep 10, 2024

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