Virginia Foxx: “I would like to point out that this bill, again, has bipartisan support. We have a letter from the National Governors…”

“I would like to point out that this bill, again, has bipartisan support. We have a letter from the National Governors Association, which talks about the need to strengthen higher education, not give more Federal control; and a letter from the American Council on Education, signed by Molly Corbett Broad and 98 institutions from across the country, mostly public and private institutions. This is not a for-profit or a public issue. This is all institutions of higher education who are concerned with this issue. National Governors Association, Washington, DC, July 1, 2011. Hon. Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Hon. John Boehner, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Majority Leader Reid, Senator McConnell, Speaker Boehner, and Representative Pelosi: On behalf of the nation's governors, we write in support of H.R. 2117, the ``Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act.'' In June, the U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 2117 on a bipartisan basis. We urge Senate and House leadership to take action to approve this important legislation to preserve the autonomy and strength of America's higher education system. H.R. 2117 would repeal two federal regulations issued by the U.S.…”