On the recordDecember 6, 2023
One of the other reasons why we should hopefully get overwhelming support for this amendment is this--let me give you a quick example. In the final year of President Trump's administration, universities reported $1.6 billion in foreign donations. In the entire first year of the Biden Presidency, that number magically plunged to $4.3 million. I doubt that the actual donations and gifts and such were reduced by 37,200 percent. I think it is merely a case of if section 117 isn't going to be essentially audited, then these universities and other institutions don't feel compelled to follow Federal law. That is another reason why I think extending this from 4 to 5 years is critical. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
