Lauren Boebert

Mr. Chair, Greeting · 15 wordsI rise today in strong support of fiscal responsibility and protecting Americans from foreign adversaries.Greeting Positioning · 19 wordsPresident Trump’s domestic policy is defined by his commitment to rid the Federal Government of waste, fraud, and abuse.Positioning The ask · 11 wordsIt is time that Congress followed through on the President’s promise.Off point Claims · 50 wordsLast year, the Fulbright Program cost the American taxpayers nearly $300 million, set to be repeated in next year’s State Department budget.¹ My amendment returns these funds to the pockets of hardworking American taxpayers. The President’s FY27 budget proposed an 80-percent cut to the Fulbright Program and for good reason.² Positioning · 30 wordsFor years, the Fulbright Program acted as a taxpayer-funded handout for trans fanatic, Green New Deal activists and agents of foreign powers seeking to undermine the United States of America.Positioning Claims · 68 wordsWhile the President confronted Fulbright’s board of directors about this injustice of their leftist bias, they resigned rather than face the truth.³ Every year, nearly 5,000 foreign applicants receive a Fulbright Scholarship.⁴ These recipients include citizens of countries with very close ties to adversaries, such as Russia, China, ⁵and North Korea, a known pathway for agents of foreign powers to enter the United States and spy on us. Positioning · 36 wordsThis is an unacceptable risk to the American people and our national security. The Fulbright Program is a bad deal for the American people, and my amendment restores fiscal responsibility and keeps our great Nation safe.Positioning The ask · 22 wordsFor the good of our country and responsibility to every American taxpayer, we must act to end this harmful and wasteful program.Vague promise Mr. Chair, Procedure · 7 wordsI reserve the balance of my time.Procedure