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Chris Murphy: “I know I don't have any conception of civil rights law to…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Harvard vs. Trump: Education Secretary Linda McMahon defends funding cuts

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

And then we sat down with them to say, okay, these are other issues that you need to address on your campus because you do receive federal funding. Under federal funding, if you are breaking the law. I know I don't have any conception of civil rights law to give you the authorization to micromanage viewpoint diversity on campus. That that's not authorized under the civil rights title provided to you by the United States Congress. Thank you very much. (01:40–01:49)

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Asserts that civil rights law does not authorize micromanagement of viewpoint diversity on campus.

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