Virginia Foxx: “I thank Congressman Bean for his leadership on the Education and the Workforce Committee and also his leadership in…”

“I thank Congressman Bean for his leadership on the Education and the Workforce Committee and also his leadership in leading this Special Order tonight. It is a very important issue to the people of the United States, and I am very proud of him for taking the leadership and putting this Special Order together. Mr. Speaker, we are engaged in a new era of warfare with our foreign adversaries who are vying for influence and control not only over America but especially over America's postsecondary education system. Losing on this 21st century battleground has serious consequences for free thought, economic competitiveness, and national security. Foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party have used power and monetary influence to infiltrate colleges and universities to grow their sphere of influence in American society. Mr. Speaker, make no mistake: When we talk about China and its exertion of force and its exertion of power, we are not talking about the Chinese people. We are talking about the Chinese Communist Party, the CCP. So let us be clear on that tonight so that nobody mistakes who we see as the enemy. It is the Chinese Communist Party. At face value, foreign contributions coming into universities might seem harmless, but the reality is foreign money often comes with strings attached. We know with the CCP, there are always strings attached.…”