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This week at an Education and Workforce Committee hearing on the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, the world saw what happens when America’s adversaries are permitted to buy influence at our universities. The presidents of three of our nation's most prestigious universities failed to demonstrate the most basic levels of humanity when discussing antisemitism on campus.
While they may equivocate about calls for genocide and fail to protect Jewish students, Congress won't. That's why I am pleased to report that, this week, the House passed my bill, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act to crack down on this crisis in our higher education system.
As our college campuses are subjected to the rampant spread of antisemitism and the continued presence of CCP influence campaigns, it is critical that we expose the forces attempting to influence our children. When foreign governments give money to our universities, they don’t do it out of the goodness of their hearts; they want something in return. Whether it’s terror friendly states like Qatar and Iran, or brutal human rights abusers like the CCP, our campuses must not become puppets of countries who hate America.
I’m proud to have introduced the DETERRENT Act with Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and I thank all my colleagues who supported this legislation. By passing this bill, we’ve taken an important step in protecting our future leaders, but the job is not done. This is an urgent threat, and I'm calling on my Senate colleagues to take up this measure immediately, send it to the President’s desk for his signature, and deter any further effort to meddle in our students’ education. |