{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-scott-fights-to-protect-schools-from-china-malign-foreign-influence/", "Sen. Scott Fights to Protect Schools from China, Malign Foreign Influence", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in introducing the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act, which will prevent higher education institutions and their faculty from entering into certain relationships with foreign adversaries and require states to develop policies to create similar requirements for K-12 schools.\n\n\u201cChina and other foreign adversaries are infiltrating every level of our education system,\u201d said Senator Tim Scott. \u201cWe cannot allow American students \u2013 the future of our great nation \u2013 to be corrupted by bad actors who are pushing anti-American propaganda and sowing chaos and distrust around the world.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe integrity of our schools is one of the most basic guarantees that we should give to our students. Current federal policies to protect our students from adversaries are incomplete and disappointing. The U.S. is being infiltrated through its educational institutions,\u201d said Senator Rubio. \u201cThis bill aims to close those gaps, securing a robust defense against malign foreign influence in our classrooms.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a universally accepted truth that Communist China is stealing U.S. technology and intellectual property from institutions of higher learning. We cannot allow the U.S. federal government to sit back and let this dangerous espionage happen,\u201d said Senator Rick Scott. \u201cNow is the time to take a stand against this madness, and I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in fighting to pass the Protecting Education from Malign Foreign Influence Act to better protect America\u2019s colleges and universities.\u201d\n\nThis legislation is endorsed by the National Association of Scholars and Parents Defending Education Action.\n\nOn December 8th, Senator Scott led his colleagues in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland expressing serious concern about Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence over Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs) at American colleges and universities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:56:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-scott-fights-to-protect-schools-from-china-malign-foreign-influence/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4203139580786228, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}