Virginia Foxx: “Members on both sides of the aisle want more transparency and accountability in postsecondary education, but that is not…”

“Members on both sides of the aisle want more transparency and accountability in postsecondary education, but that is not what this amendment accomplishes. This amendment is a Trojan horse for violating privacy rights of students through colleges and universities. Many of my colleagues who support this amendment are not completely informed or have not thought through the implications of some of its provisions. This amendment would direct the Federal Government to create a data system that tracks every college student in America through their adult lives without their consent and without giving them the ability to opt out. This sounds more like a scheme the Chinese Communist Party would manufacture than a bipartisan amendment to a bill meant to combat Chinese influence. {time} 0930 Don't be fooled. This amendment might use words like ``security,'' but in reality, it puts the privacy of Americans at risk. Some of these Federal agencies have already been hacked by Russian intelligence and fraudsters. Who is to say it won't happen again? I don't trust foxes in my henhouse, and I surely don't trust Washington bureaucrats with a database of the personal and private information of my children and grandchildren, or yours. And what will the Biden administration do with the tax records, Social Security information, and the private data of Americans? The answer is simply, exert more control.…”