Fundamentally, this amendment is misguided, it's xenophobic, and it does not understand the utility and value of educating international students. Every future allied chief of defense who trained in the US Is a strategic asset that would be nearly impossible to replicate through diplomacy alone. That is the true intent and value of the program. I yield back to. Gentleman's time has expired. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized. (08:21–08:30)
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