House GOP launches blitz of bills to shut down CCP infiltration of US schools: 'Commonsense'
EXCLUSIVE: Three bills are officially set to be considered on the House floor that all aim to crack down against the Chinese Communist Party's influence on the education system in...
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EXCLUSIVE: Three bills are officially set to be considered on the House floor that all aim to crack down against the Chinese Communist Party's influence on the education system in the United States and Fox News Digital spoke to a top House Republican about their potential impact. The three pieces of legislation, H.R.s 1005, 1049, and 1069, come after years of concerns about the CCP's growing influence inside educational institutions in the United States, highlighted by the arrest of Chinese nationals who allegedly smuggled dangerous biological materials into the country under the guise of university research. "China wants to influence what American students learn in classrooms from kindergarten through college," Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar exclusively told Fox News Digital. "These commonsense bills will protect them from Chinese propaganda and shine a light on how China tries to influence our education system. The CCP would love to stop Americans from learning about its horrific Cultural Revolution, its slaughter of innocent students at Tiananmen Square, its genocide of Uyghurs, and its authoritarian plans for the future. These bills will empower parents and prohibit China’s influence in our classrooms so American students can learn the truth about the CCP." CLICK HERE FOR MORE CAMPUS RADICALS COAST TO COAST H.R.1069 , known as the Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids Act or the PROTECT Our Kids Act, is sponsored by GOP Rep. Kevin Hern and prohibits federal funding going to any elementary or secondary school that receives financial support, directly or indirectly, from the Chinese government, including the Confucius Institute. "The CCP’s malign influence in our educational institutions is a serious and growing threat," Hern said in a press release. "Today’s students are our future leaders, and we must ensure their learning environments are free from anti-American, foreign influence…