Stefanik Proposal Would Block Federal Funding for Colleges, Universities With CCP Links

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that seeks to block federal funding for American schools that have links with the Chinese regime.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) asks questions during testimony before the House Intelligence Committee in Washington, on Nov. 13, 2019. Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) proposed a measure on Feb. 23 that would block federal funding for U.S. colleges and universities that have links with the Chinese regime, a move she says will combat efforts by the regime in Beijing to “undermine” the United States.

The legislation, named the “End College Chinese Communist Partnerships Act,” would halt taxpayer funds from going to institutions that have partnerships with Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes (CI) and the People’s Republic of China.