The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Democrats Vote Against ‘Parents Bill of Rights,’ Uyghur Woman Exposes Horror of Chinese Concentration Camps, DeSantis Says He Would Ban TikTok | March 24

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Starting point is 00:00:16 I'm Virginia Allen. I'm Samantha Sherris. And this is the Daily Signal Top News for Friday, March 24th. Here are today's headlines. The House of Representatives voted earlier today on the Parents' Bill of Rights. The bill would require schools to give parents access to curriculum and reading lists. It would also require schools to notify parents if the school was encouraging or promoting a child's transgender identity. Every Democrat voted against the bill, and five Republicans also voted against it, citing concerns over the amount of power it gives the federal government.

Starting point is 00:01:05 But the parents' bill of rights did still pass in the House. And here with us to explain more is Heritage Foundation Education Fellow, Jonathan, Jonathan, thanks for being with us. Great to be here. So let's talk a little bit about what is entailed in this bill and why it's a little bit controversial, obviously among Democrats, but even among some Republicans. So all of the Democrats in the House voted against the bill. Why are Democrats saying that they oppose the parents' bill of rights?

Starting point is 00:01:37 So they're citing culture war issues and that this is going to make it more difficult for teachers to do their jobs. I think what they're really rebelling against is what's happening in the state because over the past decade or more, we've had a dozen or more state legislators adopt parent bills of rights that say parents are their child's primary caregiver, parents should be able to see what is being taught in their child's classroom, parents have a right to know and opt out of or at least receive approval for any sort of medical intervention, including counseling that's going on concerning their child. So as, you know, those on the left side of the aisle see this happening in states around the U.S. and then reflected now with what's going on in Congress, I think they would just say, you know, this is contrary right to their

Starting point is 00:02:29 effort to really control the radical ideology, right, that's coming through both the instruction around, quote, gender material and radical racial instruction in K-12 schools. I mean, that's what, you know, the left side has really been pushing. But then we did see that there were five Republicans, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken Buck of Colorado, Matt Gates of Florida, Mike Lawler of New York, and Matt Rosendale of Montana, who also voted against it. Why do they say that they oppose the parents' Bill of Rights? Well, we really have to, as conservatives, look at what's in this proposal and question is everything that's being included here within the realm of federal authority. And clearly

Starting point is 00:03:16 there are some key pieces that are, right? There are some updates, for example, to FERPA, which is family rights and education. That's long overdue. And that is something that Washington should be doing. They do have. have it within their authority to update the FERPA provisions, and I would hope that they continue to do so. Now, on the other hand, there are other parts that involve how often a child should meet with their teacher, issues related to, quote, challenging state standards, which that's kind of unsettling language, right, for conservatives that live through the Common Core era. So I think, you know, Congress, really what's going on here is that the leadership is reflecting what's happening in the

Starting point is 00:03:58 states and appropriately it's so they're recognizing that parents do want, right, and should have the authority over their child's education. And that's a good sign, right? It's a good sign that conservatives in Congress are paying attention to this. And so now I think it's just a matter of making sure that what they propose falls within the authority of Washington as opposed to states and local policymakers. So the Parents Bill of Rights, it did pass in the House today. So what What's next for this bill? Well, I mean, you know, we'll see what the interest is in the other chamber. I would argue that, again, I think the attention being paid to FERPA here is really important.

Starting point is 00:04:40 I think there could be some really key updates that could be made here. And then otherwise, it's really going to happen in the states. I mean, that's where the action is. And we have more than a dozen states this year considering proposals that do many of the things that are included in this federal proposal. So, you know, the work is going to happen at the state. And, of course, you know, parents and educators are the ones closest to children and closest to what's going on with the school.

Starting point is 00:05:10 So they are the ones in the best position to be determining the provisions and the scope of these models. Heritage Foundation Education Fellow Jonathan, Christopher, Jonathan, appreciate you joining today. Thanks for your time. Thank you. On Thursday night, Congress shed lunch. on the human rights abuses of the Chinese Communist Party.

Starting point is 00:05:30 The House Congressional Select Committee on the CCP held a hearing Thursday night to discuss China's genocide of Uyghur Muslims. Over the past several years, America has slowly learned more about the fact that China is holding Uyghur Muslims in concentration camps. Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group and live in northwest China. Today, Uyghurs are facing genocide at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Two women who have been in the Chinese concentration camps testified before Congress on Thursday night. Guppahard Haizu Wache is a Uyghur woman.

Starting point is 00:06:07 She lived and worked in China before moving to France. At the end of 2016, she was called back to China for an issue that she was told regarded her retirement pension. But when she returned to China, she was arrested and sent to a re-education camp. Speaking through her translator, she explained what daily re-education looked like. We spent 11 hours in that camp to learn brainwashing education. It includes history, law, and also we have to sing red songs. And at the end of each week, and we have to test about what we have learned.

Starting point is 00:06:53 Haiduace says she experienced torture while in the camp. The other witness, Kelvinor Suduque, explained in graphic details to members of Congress what some of that torture entailed. Sadoog was a teacher in the re-education camps in 2017. She recalled to Congress how the women in the concentration camps are given a mysterious medicine every week. The 90% of the female prisoners are from 18 years old to 40 years old. after they take those medicines, the period will stop. Even some woman who were breastfeeding the babies, the breast milk will stop after taking that medicine.

Starting point is 00:07:37 Human rights activists and experts also spoke before Congress and gave a number of policy recommendations, including working to prevent U.S. investors from investing in Chinese entities implicated in these human rights violations. Check out today's show notes for more coverage of this time. topic. Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis thinks the Chinese-owned app TikTok is a security risk and is in favor of banning it.

Starting point is 00:08:04 When DeSantis was asked if he would ban the app during an exclusive interview with Fox Nation host Pierce Morgan, he had this to say. I would. I think so. I think it's from everybody in America. I think it's a security risk. I think they are harvesting so much data on our citizens. There's a whole bunch of other apps and stuff that are out there.

Starting point is 00:08:25 And honestly, Pierce, I got young kids. I don't want our kids on some of this stuff. The Florida governor is expected to announce a run for presidency in 2024 soon. Of course, DeSanta's interview with Morgan comes as the CEO of TikTok show Chu appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday for a hearing titled TikTok, how Congress can safeguard American data, privacy, and protect children from online harms. Even after more than five hours of questioning, it appears many Democrats and Republican lawmakers are not satisfied with TikTok's plan to prevent China's access to American user data.

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Democrats Vote Against ‘Parents Bill of Rights,’ Uyghur Woman Exposes Horror of Chinese Concentration Camps, DeSantis Says He Would Ban TikTok | March 24

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