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Burgess Owens: “Students interested in the four prominent left-leaning…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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Published | Video Starts at 00:07

Under community rule nine, I will now question witnesses under the five minute rule. I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Hess, you mentioned the Students interested in the four prominent left-leaning issues outnumber those interested in the four prominent right-leaning issues by better than 12 to 1. That's truly unbelievable. By the way, if tables were turned and liberal students were being discriminated against, the left will be irate. (00:07–00:19)

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Asserts that there is a significant disparity in student interest between left-leaning and right-leaning issues.

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