moran: i started my education adventure at the united states military academy at west point, i was there for two years. loved that time there, they were valuable to shape who i was, the the moniker of duty, honor, country, was instilled in my heart. it still guides me as to who i am and who i want to become. ultimately i decided to pursue the civilian career, so i transferred to texas tech university, got a russian degree, finished my russian degree, started that at west point. then i got an mba and a law degree and began practicing law after i left texas tech in 2002. but i would not give up that time for anything, both places shaped who i am today. >> why study russian? rep. moran: there's a lot to be said about understanding other cultures, understanding not just the russian culture but other cultures worldwide, and knowing how we need to interface with those cultures, understanding that our perspective is not the only perspective. but truly we see today, and who knew back then, that area of study would be so important today. understanding in some senses how do we push back against a

states military academy is a university. and it is important that we train and we understand -- and i want to understand white rage and i'm white and i want to understand it. >> laura: bet he never gets so indignant with the chinese, though. like before and after the 2020 election when he called to check in with his chinese counter part. >> did you or did you not tell him that if we were going to attack you would let him know. >> as part of that conversation, i said, general lee, there's not going to be a war. i said general lee i'll probably give you a call but we're not going to attack you. >> laura: we know that the ccp doesn't fear them or even respect them. now, let's remember that the poison of critical race theory is being taught at our military academies today. and then there was their needless and damaging vax mandates in the military. they were only recently dropped. a tacit admission much failure. and now for all the world to see the pentagon looks foolish and weak. rather than an active defender of the american i

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chinese communist party linked companies are purchasingar united states military academiengs, including president trump's former alma mater, the new york military academy. joining me now is a man. who highlighted this to a pentagon, florida congressman mike wallace. and i read this aboush t this, congressman. i'm like, this can't be righte n and we're going to getg te to balloon momen in just a mome. >> but what about this story? t? >> well, laura , a chinese backed privat le equity are buying up boarding schools, private schools, and secondary flo education all over florida and new york. , california, from what we can tell. and many of them have juniorams rotc program. so this is a this is a double win win for the chinese communist party, one they're now puttingon confucius institutes basically into our elementary schools and high schools and having propaganda platforms to the next generation of america.opagt including our military leaders going through the rotc g prograi . and they get to sendites their elites there, you know, att probably a reduced cost. so this is a double win for t

states air force academy. avia lawless was my first appointee at the military academy and we took in a lot of qualified applicants on this one. avia is active, focus, drin, he's going to the air force academy and will proudly serve our great nation. mr. alford: she comes from a great family, her dad is a graduate of the air force academy. they cultivated a real patriotism and passion for service and her family taught her the value of hard work. we are so very proud of avia and her commitment to sevenning our nation. i couldn't be more proud and honored to recognize her today as our first appointee to the united states air force academy. god bless you, avia. god be with you, we'll look forward to seeing you here on capitol hill on sunday and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? correction, the gentleman from georgia. >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman i

my predecessor asked spifically whether he thought that the military and the academies race conscious admissions were unconstitutional and he declined to sayhathey were. i do not think there is a distinction that has been drawn. it hasn't been his consistent judgment of our ni military leaders across the decades and across administrations including thlast administration that it is critically important o national security to have a diverse officer corps. that has been a constant here. >> what was the factual basis of the prior administration's support of petitioner here? >> it was on the factual issues with respect to what the evidence showed concerning the intentional infoatn claim for it ihod be clear this was only the harvard case. >> didn't they put a brief in? >> only the harvard case. and i gueswh i would say about that is it's true my predecessor took a different vi othe facts, the district court rejected that view and the firsciuit affirmed the district courts factual finding. if the case comes to this court it falls within theourts rule of usually deferring to the findings of

predecessor was asked specific in the argument whether he thought the military and the academies it race conscious admissions programs were unnstutional, and he declined to say they were. i do not thinthe's a distinction at been drawn. he has in fact when the consistent ju of r senior military s across the decades and across administrations, including in the last administration that it is critically important to our nationalecity to have a dirsofficer corps. so, that has been a constant through li here. >> general, what was the factual basis of the prior administration supportive petition are here? it was on what factual issue? >> it was on the factual issues with respect to what the evidence shod ncerning the intentional discrimination claim. i should be clear that this was only in the harvard case, it was n a participation in this case involving u. n. c.. >> it did participate he, dn't it? >> not in the u. n. c. case. >> it was only in the harvard case. >> oy in the harvard case. >> i guess what i would say abt at justice sotomayor, my predecessor took a different ne the facts, th