Mass Gov. Healey: ‘China Is on Our Campuses Recruiting Our Scientists’ Because of Trump Funding Freezes

BOLDUAN And joining us ░░░░░░░░ now is the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ of Massachusetts and Harvard ░░░░░░░░ Governor Maura Healey Governor ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ in Harvard s president ░░░░░░░░ said he is not ░░░░░░░░ how much pain Harvard ░░░░░░░░ can absorb If winning ░░░░░░░░ fight means that Harvard ░░░░░░░░ financially and medical engineering ░░░░░░░░ scientific research that s ░░░░░░░░ frozen then gets canceled ░░░░░░░░ ruined do you think ░░░░░░░░ should be considered HEALEY ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is somebody ░░░░░░░░ promised I think 75 ░░░░░░░░ in 90 days He ░░░░░░░░ delivered zero deals They ░░░░░░░░ t negotiate in good ░░░░░░░░ They move the goalposts ░░░░░░░░ you know Harvard will ░░░░░░░░ a decision there But ░░░░░░░░ think in my view ░░░░░░░░ s very important that ░░░░░░░░ and other entities continue ░░░░░░░░ stand their ground in ░░░░░░░░ face of efforts to ░░░░░░░░ and silence critics They ░░░░░░░░ gone after companies law ░░░░░░░░ universities everyday Americans And ░░░░░░░░ know they need to ░░░░░░░░ or Congress needs to ░░░░░░░░ in and make them ░░░░░░░░ Let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ this fight is really ░░░░░░░░ Kate Massachusetts we re ░░░░░░░░ one in the country ░░░░░░░░ education for health care ░░░░░░░░ innovation I know what ░░░░░░░░ research dollars mean not ░░░░░░░░ to our ability to ░░░░░░░░ lives and find cures ░░░░░░░░ treatments to cancer and ░░░░░░░░ s and ALS also ░░░░░░░░ ability to pioneer new ░░░░░░░░ for defense for the ░░░░░░░░ and the like They ░░░░░░░░ also huge drivers of ░░░░░░░░ American economy If you ░░░░░░░░ at NIH funding which ░░░░░░░░ and others have received ░░░░░░░░ dollar in NIH funding ░░░░░░░░ this company generates another ░░░░░░░░ to three dollars in ░░░░░░░░ growth So these are ░░░░░░░░ really important matters And ░░░░░░░░ s been really terrible ░░░░░░░░ see what Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ done because not only ░░░░░░░░ the cuts to universities ░░░░░░░░ to labs and to ░░░░░░░░ and to NIH resulted ░░░░░░░░ the firing the laying ░░░░░░░░ of scientists and professors ░░░░░░░░ ve also had the ░░░░░░░░ of driving talent away ░░░░░░░░ America s shores As ░░░░░░░░ who wants America to ░░░░░░░░ I believe that America ░░░░░░░░ the greatest country on ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is making ░░░░░░░░ less competitive because right ░░░░░░░░ Kate I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ what s happening on ░░░░░░░░ campuses China is on ░░░░░░░░ campuses recruiting our scientists ░░░░░░░░ the postdocs recruiting all ░░░░░░░░ folks who are in ░░░░░░░░ and running clinical trials ░░░░░░░░ now and saying Come ░░░░░░░░ China We ll give ░░░░░░░░ a lab We ll ░░░░░░░░ you 90 staff people ░░░░░░░░ ll we ll fund ░░░░░░░░ if the American government ░░░░░░░░ t That makes America ░░░░░░░░ safe less competitive and ░░░░░░░░ also has tremendous ripple ░░░░░░░░ for our economy No ░░░░░░░░ jobs for these labs ░░░░░░░░ these offices We ve ░░░░░░░░ the supply chain totally ░░░░░░░░ and so much more ░░░░░░░░ to this It s ░░░░░░░░ bad It s wrong ░░░░░░░░ it s compounded by ░░░░░░░░ tariffs.”