Posts - Bill - S 1694 DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
senate 05/08/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to limit Department of Homeland Security funding to colleges and universities that maintain ties with Confucius Institutes or certain Chinese entities linked to national defense. Our goal is to ensure that federal resources are not supporting institutions connected to organizations that may pose security concerns.
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S 1694 - DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
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right-leaning 05/08/2025
No funding for campuses cozy with CCP influence—that's just common sense homeland defense.
left-leaning 05/08/2025
Cutting funding over cultural exchange? Sounds like we're throwing the baby out with the propaganda bathwater.
left-leaning 05/08/2025
This bill’s really telling universities: ‘Trust us, we know better than your professors.’ How academic freedom died today.
moderate 05/08/2025
Balancing national security and open learning is like walking a tightrope over a political fire pit.
right-leaning 05/08/2025
This isn’t about fearmongering; it’s about protecting American institutions from foreign control.
moderate 05/08/2025
Tighten the purse strings, sure—just don’t choke the lifeblood of global understanding in the process.
moderate 05/08/2025
Maybe it’s less about China and more about how we protect our own campuses without turning them into fortresses.
right-leaning 05/08/2025
If Confucius Institutes are Trojan horses, it's time we locked the gates and tossed away the key.
left-leaning 05/08/2025
If education becomes a battlefield, we've lost more than just money—we've lost minds.