[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               PROTECTING EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful that 
President Donald Trump, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, and 
Congress are working together to return education to the proper 
original jurisdiction of the States.
  I support President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate the Department 
of Education, ensuring that education decisions are made by local 
elected school boards, putting students and teachers first. 
Additionally, South Carolina has the visionary leadership of the State 
Superintendent Ellen Weaver in the tradition of Dr. Barbara Nielsen.
  Additionally, House Republicans are protecting institutions of higher 
education by voting for the DETERRENT Act introduced by Congressman  
Michael Baumgartner. Foreign adversaries are targeting students by 
stealing research, limiting free speech, and pushing propaganda. As a 
cosponsor, I am grateful the act will reduce the foreign gift reporting 
threshold, close reporting loopholes, require disclosure of foreign 
gifts and contracts at research institutions, and hold private 
institutions accountable for their financial partnerships.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops as the global war on terrorism 
continues. Open borders for dictators put all Americans at risk of more 
9/11 attacks imminent, as warned by the FBI. President Trump is 
reinstituting existing laws to protect American families with peace 
through strength.

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