Political Quotes

“My motion will ensure that none of the $135 billion in taxpayer funds authorized in H.R. 4447 will be used to build up foreign countries' intellectual property and technology at the expense of our own. Specifically, in order to receive Federal grants, loans, or demonstration money through H.R. 4447, organizations must certify that the results of that funding, whether technology, intellectual property, or data, will not become the property of a foreign state-owned enterprise. Mr. Speaker, China has made it an explicit goal to surpass the United States as the global frontrunner in science and technology. The Chinese Communist Party's Made in 2025 initiative outlines a clear strategy to get ahead of us in critical technologies and industries of the future. Part of the CCP strategy is acquiring U.S. technology and intellectual property, whether through investment, coercion, or theft. Let me repeat that: through investment, coercion, or, yes, even theft. This isn't a hypothetical situation. Already, China has recruited U.S.-funded researchers for things like the Thousand Talents program. This is much more than a single recruitment program or an exchange of knowledge. Researchers joining the Thousand Talents program sign legally binding contracts that require them to transfer information and property to China. We have seen a consistent pattern where China expresses interest in a specific technology and then the U.S.…”