States Must Be Vigilant the American Rescue Plan Doesn’t Open the Door to CCP Exploitation
This month President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion pandemic recovery package that was among the President’s top priorities upon taking office.
The bill includes $350 billion that will go directly to state and local governments, much of which will be invested in information technology and system upgrades.
Bundled in the plan is $7.59 billion to provide devices and Internet services to teachers and students; $2 billion to improve unemployment networks; $128.5 billion for local schools, including to build remote learning capabilities; $39.6 billion for higher education, part of which will support remote learning; and $20 billion to modernize state-based marketplaces, like insurance exchanges.
Each of those areas present a valuable target to the Chinese government,… Read More