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In this video 0:00 Trump Administration's Budget Cuts and Policy Shifts4:34 Washington Watch: Education and Economic Policies18:49 Religious Freedom and Global Policies34:02 Economic Strategies and Trade Relations
1:41 Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency made a similar announcement. Last week, the agency said it would reinstate a policy from the first Trump administration to phase out animal testing.
1:53 During Trump's first term, the EPA was meant to reduce animal testing by 30 percent by 20 25 and eliminate it completely by 20 35. The Biden administration
2:05 halted these efforts by delaying compliance deadlines. Animal rights group PETA is celebrating the news. The organization wrote in a post on x. PETA thanks the Trump administration for modernizing the
2:16 FDA and helping spare tens of thousands of animals each year from being killed in expensive and archaic laboratory tests. And in further Trump White House news, the Trump White
2:28 House announced it is freezing 2200000000.0 dollars in federal funds to Harvard University. This is after university officials rejected a list of reforms the Trump administration
2:40 requested of it, including coming into compliance with federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on race or sex in its hiring and admissions. The Trump administration also asked
2:52 Harvard to crack down on antisemitism on its campus. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters earlier today that president Trump's position on Harvard is 1 of common
3:04 sense. Take a look.
3:06 So the president made it clear to Harvard, follow federal law, no longer break title 6, which was passed by congress to ensure no student can be discriminated against on the basis of race, and you will receive federal
3:18 funding. Unfortunately, Harvard, has not, taken the president, the administration's demands, seriously. All the president is asking, don't break federal law, and then you can have your federal funding. I think the
3:29 president is also begging a good question. More than 2000000000 dollars out the door to Harvard when they have a more than 50000000000 dollar endowment. Why are the American taxpayers subsidizing a university that has
3:41 billions of dollars in the bank already? And we certainly should not be funding a place where such
3:46 grave antisemitism exists. Harvard University president Alan Garber says Trump's demands violate the university's first amendment rights. In a public letter, Garber argued that no
3:58 government should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue. Harvard's refusal to comply with the Trump administration's
4:10 reforms comes as several other Ivy League universities have complied with the White House after threats that they could lose their federal funds. Columbia University, the nexus of the anti Israel
4:22 pro Palestinian protests last year, has complied with several Trump's demands, including hiring campus police officers and banning masks at student protests. And those are today's
4:34 headlines. I'm Victoria Marshall. Up next is Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. We'll see you tomorrow with
Washington Watch: Education and Economic Policies
4:52 From the heart of our nation's capital in Washington DC, bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines
4:59 and sound bites into conversations
4:59 with our nation's leaders and news biblical world view. Washington Watch with Tony Perkins starts now.
5:11 These actions are not about antisemitism. They're about authoritarianism. This is about an effort to try to break the backs of American universities until they start saying what the administration wants to hear, because
5:21 the administration knows that universities are a central component of a free and open constitutional democracy.
5:28 How was Harvard law professor Andrew Crespo on CNN responding to the Trump administration's decision to freeze 2200000000.0 dollars in federal grants to Harvard over leftist campus activities?
5:41 Welcome to this tax day edition of Washington Watch. I'm Joni Bergens. Thanks for tuning in. Well, coming up, Utah congressman Burgess Owens, a member of the House Education Committee, joins us to discuss the movement to
5:51 withhold taxpayer dollars from elite institutions like Harvard, Columbia, Brown, Princeton, and others, schools that many argue are advancing an agenda that is out of step with at least half the country's taxpayers.
6:04 Also on this tax day, the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to cut several programs in its proposed budget starting with foreign aid. We'll get reaction from Arkansas senator John Bozeman.
6:16 And on the tariff front, Chinese president Xi Jinping is on a Southeast Asia free trade tour pushing for an agreement between China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
6:28 A move seen by some is attempt to pressure the US to roll back tariffs. The White House doesn't seem impressed.
6:36 The ball is in China's court. China needs to make a deal with us. We don't have to make a deal with them. China wants what we have, what every country wants, what we have, the
6:47 American consumer. Or to put another way, they need our money. So the president, again, has made it quite clear that he's open to a deal with China, but China needs to make a deal with the United States of America.
6:58 That was White House press secretary Caroline Levitt earlier today. And the White House, well, they're not budging. We'll break it down with John Solomon, CEO and editor in chief of Just the News.
7:10 Plus, starting tomorrow and running through Saturday, the Bible reading marathon returns to the top of the Louisiana State Capitol. Mike Herbster, director of Southland Christian Ministries, will join us with the
7:21 details. And don't miss this. Session 9 of our God in Government series is now live. In this episode, we take a biblical look at poverty, what causes it, and who does
7:33 scripture say is responsible for addressing it? Well, you can find that exclusively in the Stand Firm app, which is found on the, actually, it's found on the Stanford map. That's the guide in
7:45 government course. If you don't have the Stanford map, simply text the word course to 6 7 7 4 2. That's course to 6 7 7 4 2. Alright. Yesterday, the White House announced it would freeze over
7:56 2000000000 dollars in multiyear grants from going to Harvard University after the Ivy League school announced earlier in the day that it would not agree to the provision set forth by the White House. The White
8:08 House had noted that federal funding for the school is, quote, an investment, not an entitlement. And it stated that Harvard has, in recent years, failed to live up to both the intellectual and civil rights conditions
8:20 that justify federal investment. But the left is decrying the White House decision, accusing the Oval Office of authoritarianism. Are universities entitled to federal tax dollars with no
8:32 strings attached? Here now to discuss this, Utah congressman Burgess Owens, a member of the House Education Committee. Congressman Owens, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
8:42 Hey, Tony. Looking forward to chatting with you, my friend. Absolutely.
8:45 So let's talk about this. Was the administration right to, to put a freeze on Harvard's funds as they have done with some other Ivy League universities?
8:55 Absolutely. You know, when it comes down to, and and you made a point, this is about an investment, not entitlement. An investment means that we want a return on investment. And what we've shown over the decades is that
9:07 Harvard, with this Marxist based culture, has given us a terrible, return on investment. So, they are private school. And I I I think what we're seeing now is a culture that is very arrogant, and very
9:18 entitled. It is a private school, so I think they should do what they wanna do just don't expect, taxpayer dollars. Let them use the 50 close to 50 oh, no. Over 50000000000 dollars in retirement entitlement. Let them use
9:30 that to continue their process and see how well it goes to them. So I'm excited about being where we are today. This has gone on way too long with this entitlement mentality from folks who hate our country and teaching
9:40 our kids how to hate our country. And so the the the end of the day, continue what they're doing. If they don't wanna change, then we'll just stop funding them. Period.
9:48 So I I wanna emphasize what you said because I agree with you a hundred percent. They should be free as long as it's not criminal. And, of course, some of what they're doing is allowing criminal activity, and that was a
10:00 part of the stipulations for the funds that they could not support institutions or, entities to meet on the college campus that advocated for breaking the law, which some of these antisemitic
10:12 groups had done last spring. Now that I put into a different category. But in terms of their leftist ideology, I agree with you 100 percent. They should have the right to do it, but on their own dime,
10:23 not on the taxpayer dime. 53200000000.0 dollars in endowments that university has. I wanna read a quote from the the new Harvard president, Alan Garber. He
10:35 said this, withholding federal funds from Harvard risk not only the health and well-being of millions of individuals, but also the economic security and vitality of our nation.
10:48 I I I I hate to say this, but it sounds like he has an inflated view of Harvard University.
10:54 Yeah. This is what happens when, when they get an ideology that didn't believe in god, they replace themselves with it. And, I I think they need a little checkup to recognize that we're gonna do
11:06 okay, without, Harvard, giving us what they've been giving us lately. So, I am Tony, I'm so excited because we're finally having a conversation about what's best for our country. And and the upside too is that we've had
11:17 the last couple years, Americans are realizing that these, quote, elitist colleges are not, for for our good. And so we're beginning to to change our ways and thinking about where we get the best return on investment,
11:29 and that's when kids can come out without their debt, with with a degree that needs something with the ability to have competency and going to work. So we're in the right place with we have the right conversations. And
11:38 and and and institutions like this, if they don't change their way, they will go the way of the dinosaur. I really believe that. Just give it time because we're not gonna pay for it.
11:46 So so let's talk about the way forward, congressman Owens. I mean, look. For years, they've had outsized influence. They've been doing it with our tax dollars, and they have a leftist ideology and an agenda.
11:58 They never complained when the the tax dollars that were flowing to them came from the left with those strings attached. But now that, there's a change and we actually have an administration that's willing to push back,
12:10 they don't like it. But let's talk about let's put them aside. Let's talk about the way forward for education. This is an opportunity to level the playing field and look at other alternatives and and basically
12:22 minimize their voice on the education scene and allow other voices to rise.
12:28 Tony Tony, we're we're in a place, and and I hope that those who are just really getting engaged with, with, the politics, we're at a remarkable place in the history of time. We've never been at a time where we had so
12:38 much, first of all, we have America First, Congress, Senate, and a president who's who's unlike anything that I've seen ever in my my lifetime, and we all have the same, same income game. That's what it costs with with
12:50 the American people. We want our kids to be educated. We want them to be, proud of themselves, proud of our past, our past, and where they head off their future. So we're we're we're we're right in the ship. And in
13:00 getting that done, we're gonna start looking at what is best for the student, not the institution. Where can a student come in with their passion, their their their goals, their dreams, and we can we can feed that and go
13:11 out and build a remarkable, future for themselves and give back and make sure that we're passing this new, proud of country down to next generation. So, I would say that, we're living during a time that we we have to
13:22 look back and remember we've been blessed to be here at this time because we're we're pulling our country back from the best. And, we have the right president and the right leadership to get it done.
13:30 And, congressman, I would think 1 of the ways to to really give this traction is, you know, oftentimes, you see these Ivy League universities as kind of the
13:43 the the fishing ground, so to speak, for government agencies and others looking for, people to come into the ranks. Isn't this an opportunity to look at those institutions that are
13:55 not left leaning, but rather conservative higher learning entities, that are maybe not traditional, maybe not what we've seen in the past, and really find a place
14:07 for those young people. Pull them into the administration and let them begin to shape the future of government.
14:14 We're we're looking at education in a way that, our founders did. Our founders, said, immigrant free can never be, and to to paraphrase. We're looking at education as a play to produce our children, help our children to
14:26 be producers, to to look at merit, to look at what does it take to work hard, to dream big, to overcome obstacles, and not blame somebody else for it. We're getting away from this whole mark and to think this is Marxist
14:36 ideologies against everything we stand for. So understand that. That's what we're dealing with for decades now. They have been working against faith, family, free market education, and the result is what you see on these
14:45 campuses today. We're now changing that process that we're looking for merit. And with merit comes confidence, it comes pride in each other, it comes at that unity, that teamwork that we that we look so much for. And
14:55 that's where we're heading off from this point moving forward. And they're not gonna change the ship. We have 4 more years, and after that, we'll get some more time. I really believe that because American people are
15:03 gonna love what we're doing right now, giving them back the country and the dreams and the and the the the the vision that has always been part of our our nation. So I'm excited excited about where we are and just know,
15:14 they're gonna yell a lot, but we don't need Harvard. We can go out and build our great business and great country with with other with other, communities that care about our kids first.
15:23 And, you know, we need somebody like you advocating for those young people coming out of those alternative institutions, Patrick Henry University, Liberty University, my alma mater, and and and and get them into the
15:35 ranks of government because they'll begin to shape the future of our government. And I think that will raise the voices and influence of those institutions to counter that of Harvard and those
15:47 other Ivy League institutions.
15:50 Just imagine we get back to merit again, the folks that are smart, that show wisdom, that love our country can kinda articulate that. It could talk with different people that don't agree might not agree exactly what they
16:00 believe in. When we start having that being taught, that's gonna be the process of our new government employers also employees also. So, yeah, we're heading in a different direction. The most important thing is we're
16:12 getting away and understanding that we've been under attack for so long. Once we get that and American people realize it, then we fight back. And we fight back in a way that we really wanna make sure our kids are the
16:21 very best in the history of mankind, which we have a chance to do. And I I I look forward to next few years to make sure that happens.
16:27 Yeah. I would be remiss, congressman Owens, on this tax day if I didn't, again, make the connection between this is our tax dollars that have been going to fund these institutions.
16:39 And not only are we saying no to that, this administration saying that, but they're also cutting the spending. They're actually giving tax dollars back to the people who they came from.
16:52 Talk a little bit about that and what you hope to see coming from both the reconciliation that's gonna be advancing as well as, the rescissions, the cutting back of some of the spending that was already allocated.
17:03 I I think that the biggest thing is we're looking at at at just a different way of of viewing government. We've kinda taken for granted the government is bloated, that they they have people that that work that are very
17:13 lazy, that have no return on investment, no sense of accountability. We now have entrepreneurs, innovators, all in and around this this government structure. So we're gonna come away with a different mindset, a different
17:23 expectation of what we should expect. And you're right. We should now be looking at how do we make sure we leave our country with a with a place where our kids not not burdened by debt, where they have a remarkable
17:32 future, and they have so so much excited about what they can do because they they have a appreciation for what the past had had given them. We're gonna leave our nation in a place where really, the the American dream to
17:43 all people. And I'll say this. What's I'm excited about is that we have every faction of our country, blacks, Hispanics, Muslim. It doesn't matter across the board that are finally saying, you know what? This country is
17:54 something I can be proud of if I'm part of the right party with the right vision. Think about the American people first. So the the the the Republican Party has a remarkable opportunity right now to go ahead and just
18:05 fulfill the promises we've given them, follow the lead of our president. And for the for for generations to come, we'll have something to pass down that people would be very, very excited about. So this is a remarkable
18:15 time for us, Tony. No question. I would just take that take advantage
18:17 of it.
18:18 It it is. It's a time of hope and opportunity. Congressman Owens, always great to see you. Appreciate your enthusiasm, excitement, and, and thank you for coming on the program.
18:27 Thank you, Tony. Have a blessed, my friend.
18:29 Alright. You too. It isn't a time of opportunity. It's time to be praying that we continue on the right course, and we have the spiritual foundation necessary to sustain it. Alright. When we come back, we're gonna
18:41 talk more about budget cuts with senator John Bozeman of Arkansas. So that's next. Don't go away. More Washington Watch straight ahead.
Religious Freedom and Global Policies
18:52 At Family Research Council, we believe religious freedom is a fundamental human right that all governments must protect. That's why FRC president Tony Perkins went to Capitol Hill to
19:04 testify on behalf of persecuted Christians in Nigeria. Islamist terror groups target Christians and other religious minorities in Nigeria with brutal violence. Representative
19:16 Chris Smith, who chaired the hearing, said 55000 people have been killed and 21000 abducted in the last 5 years alone. The congressman also stressed that
19:28 89 percent of Christians in the world who are martyred are from Nigeria.
19:32 Yet the government of Nigeria has failed to make progress against religiously motivated persecution of Christians despite religious freedom being enshrined as an essential human right in their constitution.
19:44 Tony Perkins called for the United States to send an unmistakable message.
19:49 This is systematic religious violence. Nigeria must be redesignated a country
19:55 of particular
19:55 concern. Biden administration's removal of this designation was a reckless mistake that emboldened the very terrorists who are slaughtering Christians.
20:04 Re designating Nigeria will enable the US government to pressure Nigerian leaders to protect vulnerable Christians.
20:12 These are not just numbers. These are fathers, their mothers, their children, their families.
20:19 Bishop Wilfred Anagabe risked his life to speak out, sharing firsthand accounts of the danger faced in his church district in Central Nigeria.
20:29 We live in fear because at any point, it can be our turn to be killed, but to remain silent is to die twice. So I have chosen to speak.
20:38 FRC is calling on President Trump to act now to promote religious freedom around the globe and speak up on behalf of Christians in Nigeria.
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21:54 Welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks so much for joining us. Alright. The Trump administration continues its total government overhaul with new, proposed budget cuts. On Monday, news
22:06 broke that the White House Office of Management and Budget has proposed a sweeping budget cut to save upwards of, 30000000000 dollars in the next fiscal year. The proposal includes cutting the State Department's budget
22:18 by half and eliminating funding for their international organizations such as NATO and the United Nations. Also, public broadcasting, as a part of the proposals that they are putting forward.
22:30 In rescissions, they're gonna be taking back some money. So what does this mean going forward? How serious is this administration about cutting spending and returning money to the
22:42 taxpayers? Well, joining me now, to talk about this is Arkansas senator John Bozeman. He serves on 5 senate committees, including the, he's the chair of the agriculture committee.
22:53 Senator Boseman, welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
22:58 Well, thank you. Thank you so much as always for having me.
23:01 Alright. Before we get into the budget, because you're also on the Appropriations Committee, so you know a lot about the budget, I I wanna start with the confirmation of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, someone
23:11 you know quite well. But you helped, shepherd his nomination as US ambassador to Israel through the process. So talk a little bit about that.
23:22 Well, I did. I I did, introduce him, along with Senator Cotton. And, after it was over, Ted Cruz told me that that was the difference, that
23:34 my introduction was so good that he decided to vote for him. But I think we probably would have had Ted regardless in the sense that they're dear friends and a great supporter of the governor. But,
23:46 no, it was just it was really a good a good hearing. Mike Huckabee does such a good job, communicating and, just shared his love for Israel,
23:58 shared his knowledge of of the Israeli history and the Israeli people, how much he's been involved in there in the past. And I think he is an outstanding choice and will do a great job for the
24:10 United States of America representing our interest in that part of the world.
24:14 Yeah. I'm I'm excited about, his nomination. In fact, he was communicating with him when the senate floor vote took place, and, his confirmation was made official. And look forward to actually seeing him
24:26 later this month over in, Israel. So let's let's move on. He'll
24:31 be excited about that.
24:32 Let's talk a
24:32 little bit about budget. The the administration proposing this is not something we see very often. Generally, we see, administration's growing budgets. Here, we have the Trump
24:44 administration cutting back. Talk about those cutbacks.
24:48 Well, it's it's important. We simply have to cut back. We're in the situation now. We're 37000000000000 dollars in debt and running 2000000000000 dollars deficits every year,
25:00 interest being so great that it exceeds our spending on national defense. That's just it doesn't take a genius to figure out that that just doesn't work. It doesn't work
25:12 in households, it doesn't work in government, it doesn't work in business. So you do have to cut back. And so I've got a lot of faith in Marco Rubio at the State Department. He's a good friend
25:24 and did a great job as a Senator. Now he's going to do a great job as Secretary of the State. So we'll be listening to him. Some of the programs I'm concerned about, I think there were several
25:36 programs that President Bush initiated when he was in office that really have made a lot of difference. They've saved a lot of lives overseas. And so we'll be looking at those and making
25:47 sure that the cuts are surgical and that we are getting rid of the garbage and there is a lot of stuff in there that doesn't belong in there, has no business,
25:59 and we won't miss a bit. It's a waste of money. On the other hand, there are some important programs we wanna make sure that we, go forward with, in some cases, even increase.
26:10 When you look at what the Biden administration did, of course, they're not alone in this, but using taxpayer dollars to advance their own kind of leftist agenda, attaching
26:22 foreign aid dollars to countries changing their policies that are in alignment with the less ideology. That that has to stop, and I think that's a part of what Trump the
26:34 Trump administration is going after.
26:37 Very much so. And so much of these dollars are pumped out a lot of it even after the election was over between the election and the Trump inauguration.
26:49 NGOs, favorite people, favorite entities that they had that, as you just alluded to, were really trying to move people in a
27:01 direction that were not in the best interest of our country. I don't think we're in the best interest of their countries either. But, no, this stuff has to stop. And that's easy. We can get rid of that stuff
27:13 in a minute, and nobody's gonna miss it. And, so we need to do that. And I commend, Marco and the president for doing that, and we'll certainly be supportive of those those
27:25 programs being eliminated.
27:26 Senator Bozeman, speaking of, values and money, I I wanna shift topics or gears a little bit. Move to Title IX violations in higher learning institutions. Colleges that
27:38 have basically trampled upon the definition of of woman, female, and as a result, female sports. The Trump administration, day 1, saying, hey. There's 2 genders, male and female.
27:50 And they've been using the their executive order ability to to bring states, to bring institutions of higher learning in line.
28:02 This crosses over into your territory as chairman of the agriculture committee to to a degree, with what we saw recently in the University of Maine where the
28:16 agricultural grants that fund that institution in part are being withheld. Can can you talk a little bit about that?
28:25 Well, the education department in the past has used money, used, various grants in order to to push their agenda. And that
28:36 might be with, you know, various, programs that, again, you and I would have a great deal of problem, most of our listeners would have a great deal of problem with. They were able to do that because when you
28:48 take the government's money and you're beholden to the government, And so because of that, President Trump has the ability to do this. And so right now,
29:00 the policies are such that they're not in line with the federal policy. And because of that, then he has the ability and the right in order to withhold funds. I'm very much a believer
29:12 that boys should not be playing in female sports and, it doesn't we could discuss that for a little bit, but it does take a genius to to understand why.
29:25 Physically, they just can't compete, and you're seeing these records being shattered by males. And, Right. And again, the good thing is that that, females are starting now to stand up and say,
29:37 no. We're not gonna be a part of this and and more and more schools on their own.
29:41 And If you know anything
29:42 the federal government can do to to to prevent that from happening, I'm all for it.
29:47 Alright, senator. We're gonna leave it there. Thanks for joining us. Folks, stick with us. We're back with more after this.
29:52 Everything we do begins as an idea. Before there can be acts of courage, there must be the belief that some things are worth sacrificing for. Before there can be marriage, there is the idea that
30:04 man should not be alone. Before there was freedom, there was the idea that individuals are created equal. It's true that all ideas have consequences, but we're less aware that all consequences are the
30:16 fruit of ideas. Before there was murder, there was hate. Before there was a holocaust, there was the belief by some people that other people are undesirable. Our beliefs
30:27 determine our behavior and our beliefs about life's biggest questions determine our worldview. Where did I come from? Who decides what is right and wrong? What happens when I die? Our
30:39 answers to these questions explain why people see the world so differently. Debates about abortion are really disagreements about where life gets its value. Debates over sexuality and gender and
30:51 marriage are really disagreements about whether the rules are made by us or for us. What we think of as political debates are often much more than that. They're disagreements about the purpose of our lives and the
31:03 source of truth. As Christians, our goal must be to think biblically about everything. Our goal is to help you see beyond red and blue, left and right, to see the battle of
31:15 ideas at the root of it all. Our goal is to equip Christians with a biblical worldview and help them advance and defend the faith in their families, communities, and the public square. Cultural
31:27 renewal doesn't begin with campaigns and elections. It begins with individuals turning from lies to truth. But that won't happen if people can't recognize a lie and don't believe truth exists.
31:39 We wanna help you see the spiritual war behind the political war, the truth claims behind the press release, and the forest and the trees.
31:55 Alright. This is Washington Watch. Thanks for tuning in. Alright. 2 weeks from today, we're gonna be in the book of Daniel in our stand on the word Bible reading plan. And so in anticipation of that, I wanna encourage
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32:53 you know, today we've been talking a lot about policies, but you hear me say this a lot. We're excited about the public policy that's coming forth from our from our president, from the
33:05 Trump administration. And as a resident of Louisiana, so I split my time between DC and Louisiana, I'm excited about what's happened in Louisiana. A big change since I was first elected
33:17 there. Good policies coming forth, but we've gotta have the foundation. And I'm encouraged, because, that's happening. And and tomorrow, at the Louisiana
33:29 State Capitol, at the very top, which is a pretty neat view if you've never been there. But if you ever come to Louisiana, I I encourage you to go. But tomorrow, it'll be the site of
33:41 a bible reading marathon. Now this marathon invites people from Louisiana and beyond to read small sections of the bible, at the state capitol. And it's just part of a larger
33:53 movement that we've been seeing in our state and around the nation, a return to the word of God. And here to tell us more is Mike Herbster. He's the director of, Southland ChristianShow more
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