Care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transportation, comprehensive 21st century, the first 21st century transportation bill that moves beyond the eisenhower era and just reauthorizing the same old programs all the time. It also deals with the incredibly deteriorated infrastructure in this country. There is bipartisan agreement on that. It need
Infrastructure bill. A vote on final passage is expected wednesday. May consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Our mr. Defazio our nation is conflonted with multiple crises, covid. We passed four bills in this house to deal with covid directly in terms of medical care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transport
That is point one. Point two, there are disciplines that the government based off of research, that are critical to our National Defense and the economy in some ways. We have to vet, seriously, students who are allowed to enroll in that so that, this is not a revolving door and pipeline for china, korea or russia to have technology and research. Coupled with that, we have the ability in how we apply this and take it commercial, and take it to use. Yes, the answer is we have to look at we have enrolled into many of these disciplines in universities and take a good hard look at that. Thank you very much. Just adding my thanks to the witnesses. Most of my questions have been addressed. Thank you. Dr. Go paul i appreciate dr. Gopal i appreciate your various work. They have been toiling in this field as you have for many years. You referred and use the term willful blindness and i appreciate the recognition of the longterm work of this commission. I would argue to you that willful blindness
Margaret thank you to all of you for joining us tonight, to our dedicated staff here at George Washington university. To our media partner, cbs news and sirius xm and our incredible production team. Thanks for helping the Bipartisan Policy Center sponsor this wonderful debate. Its the fourth in a series by the senate project. Tonight promises to be an interesting and informative discussion on some of the most Critical Issues facing our country and our world. We are honored that senator chris coons and senator marco rubio agreed to participate in this important program. Thanks to both of them. As you saw in those two video, the genesis of the senate project came from two u. S. Senators who had very different points of view but looked for Common Ground. Youll be hearing from senator tom daschle in a moment with more on their relationship and what it meant for the senate as an institution and for our country and all of us. I also have the privilege of collaborating with senators kennedy a
Let me start from the top. Our universities today are getting universally dependent on foreign students. Many of them Chinese Students who pay full tuition. That is my first point. 2, there are Disciplines Research that the universities do, that are critical to National Defense and to our economy in some ways. We have two seriously limit the students who are involved in that, so this is not a revolving door and pipeline straight back to china, korea, russia, or whatever, of our technology and research. As ilaria pointed out, coupled with that should be the ability to apply this commercially, to take it to use. So, yes, the answer is we have to look at who we have enrolled in these disciplines in our universities. Take a good, hard look at that. Thank you very much. Commissioner shriver . Just my thanks to the witnesses, most at least most of my questions have been addressed. I will pass point the mission or wessel . Thank you. Dr. Gopal, i appreciate your recognition of rahman barrys w