Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

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Mr. MOOLENAAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for this time.

China is our Nation's greatest adversary, and it seeks to harm our country on a daily basis. It thrives in the shadows. It uses fentanyl precursors, predatory trade practices, and cyberattacks to hurt us.

China also uses informational warfare, and it would love to influence what American students learn in classrooms, from kindergarten through college.

The CCP uses our free and open society against us, bankrolling civil organizations with nice-sounding names to sponsor exchange programs and curriculums that hide the truth about China.

Earlier this year, my committee highlighted how Montgomery County in Maryland has sent 31 students to China on a trip paid for by the People's Republic of China. That is just one example of why the legislation the House is considering this week is urgently needed.

The CCP does not want Americans to learn about the horrific Cultural Revolution in their history classes. It does not want young Americans to know that it slaughtered innocent students at Tiananmen Square, nor does it want students to learn about the CCP's ongoing Uyghur genocide and the slave labor that affects the supply chains of clothes and other products they use every day.

Parents may think the Chinese Communist Party isn't interested in what their kids are learning, but the CCP wants to influence every American.

These bills will empower parents, protect students from Chinese propaganda, and shine a light on how China tries to influence our education system.

I thank my colleagues for their work on this legislation and my good friend Chairman Walberg from Michigan for moving the bills through the committee and bringing them to the floor.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote for the bills.

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