Political Quotes

“The Sixth District is blessed to be among those congressional districts with the highest number of colleges and universities among all the 435 House districts, but Joe Biden's weakness on the global stage has allowed America's foreign adversaries to target our Nation's college students. From pushing propaganda to stealing critical research to censoring free speech, America's colleges and universities are now on the battleground of foreign interference. Regimes like the Chinese Communist Party have expanded their influence by bribing American academic institutions with funding opportunities. According to a Senate report from 2019, 70 percent of all institutions failed to comply with the enforcement tool that is used to protect against threats by foreign adversaries. All of this is unacceptable and dangerous, as it poses a threat to our national security, research and intellectual property, and our students and academic freedom. That is why this Congress must pass the DETERRENT Act, which provides transparency, accountability, and clarity to foreign gift reporting requirements for colleges and universities across the country. House Republicans remain committed to delivering a future that is built on freedom for the American people, and that starts with preventing our adversaries from indoctrinating our students with their propaganda and stealing the research of our colleges and universities across this country.…”