Most House Dems Vote Against Crackdown On Foreign Influence In US Schools

“We just want to educate our children, focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, developing a holistic child, giving the ability to them to think critically,” he said. “We’re not going to be lectured by a group of Republicans who are dismantling the Department of Education in real-time. Literally 90% of the Department of Education as it existed last year is now gone.”

It’s not clear how Jeffries reconciled his stated goals for American schools with the Trump administration’s efforts to diminish the Department of Education, which has been responsible for introducing all kinds of “woke” initiatives that have zero focus on the subjects he mentioned.

He also accused Republicans of “attacking public education just like they’re attacking public health and attacking public safety,” though he failed to actually mention why he did not support legislation limiting foreign influence in U.S. schools.

One of the measures, sponsored by House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern, R-Okla., would bar federal funding for elementary and secondary schools that conduct programs, cultural exchanges, or other classroom activities financed by the Chinese government, Fox reported.