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James Lankford: “The Campus act focuses a lot on making sure that we don't…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Goes In-Depth on NDAA with Griffin Media's Scott Mitchell

Published | Video Starts at 06:40

So they've got good scientists, they've got good research as well, but they have no shame of just stealing other people's patents and using it for their own benefit. The Campus act focuses a lot on making sure that we don't have individuals that are connected to the People's Liberation army from China coming in and actually doing the research here in the United States. Because they're really coming here not to be able to help us be more innovative in The United States, they're coming here to be able to steal secrets. (06:40–06:52)

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Asserts that the Campus Act aims to prevent individuals linked to China's People's Liberation Army from conducting research in the U.S.

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