Senator Rick Scott
Coverage of Senator Rick Scott in the Nexus archive.
- Universities face funding threat as lawmakers target schools with ties to adversarial nations
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing to ban federal funding for universities with branch campuses in adversarial nations or those accepting research funding from countries like China, Qatar, and North Korea. Rep. Elise Stefanik highlights concerns over foreign influence in U.S. education, citing Confucius Institutes and research in sensitive fields such as AI and biotech.
- Universities face funding threat as lawmakers target schools with ties to adversarial nations
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to restrict federal funding for U.S. universities with branch campuses in adversarial nations or those accepting research funding from countries like China, Qatar, and Venezuela. The effort includes Rep. Elise Stefanik's 'No Branch Campuses in Hostile Countries Act' and the 'Defending American Research Act,' targeting foreign influence in education through financial ties and campus operations.