Academic Freedom under Attack: Loosening the CCP's Grip on America's Classrooms. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, First Session (September 19, 2023). Serial No. 118-22

his document records testimony from a hearing held to examine ccademic freedom under attack when loosening the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) grip on America's classrooms. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Aaron Bean, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and (2) Honorable Robert C. Scott Scott, ''Bobby'', Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Michael Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, The Heritage Foundation; (2) Gisela P. Kusakawa, Executive Director, Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF); (3) Nicole Neily, President, Parents Defending Education; and (4) Ryan Walters, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oklahoma State Department of Education. Additional submissions were presented by: (1) Ranking Member Scott: Staff Report from the United States Senate; and (2) Honorable Michelle Steel, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: H.R. 1146 Resolution from the Orange County Board of Education.