VOC and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar To Hold Press Conference to Introduce Crucial Communism Teaching Act (CCT)

WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation will host a press conference to introduce the Crucial Communism Teaching Act, or “CCT.”

CCT will help educate American high school students about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism, and how they are contrary to the founding principles of freedom and democracy in the United States. This bill continues similar efforts by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to educate American students on the failed experiment of communism across the world.

 WHO:
· Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27)
· Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-06)
· Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-15)
· Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02)
· Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04)
· Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11)
· Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02)
· Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01)
· Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02)
· Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01)
· Congressman French Hill (AR-02)
· Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06)
· Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27)
· Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
· Rushan Abbas, Campaign for Uyghurs
· John Suarez, Center for a Free Cuba
· Joey Siu, Hong Kong Watch

WHEN:
Thursday, December 2, 2021
11:00 — 11:30 AM ET

WHERE:
House Triangle

For more information, please contact Kristina Olney at kristina.olney@victimsofcommunism.org or (202) 629-9500.