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Rep. Mark Harris issues statement on the DETERRENT Act

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) issued the following statement on the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act

"America’s enemies are targeting our university classrooms. Every year, funding from countries all around the world pour into American institutions – but many of these foreign entities do not have our students’ best interest in mind. Americans spend trillions of dollars on higher education, so they have a right to know the financial ties of these universities and to expect us to address this national security issue. 

I am grateful my colleagues and I passed the DETERRENT Act out of the Education and Workforce Committee today, and that this bill included the language from my own legislation, the No Contracts for Foreign Adversaries Act. It is a crucial first step to ending foreign interference in our classrooms. The next generation is our future, and we cannot let their hearts and minds fall under the influence of our enemies.”

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