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Shelley Moore Capito: “The inaction that was taken in the previous administration…”

Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

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Shelley Capito SNAPS BACK at Chris Murphy over university civil rights amendment

Published | Video Starts at 06:42

And you say a simple statement, but your amendment basically says you would do a review of all actions towards institutions of higher education that have been taking. That have taken place this year. The inaction that was taken in the previous administration actually troubles me a lot. And the inaction at the highest levels of higher education to let this happen. I never thought I'd see anything like this again when my dad went across the ocean in World War II to save a nation, a world from antisemitism. (06:42–06:49)

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Asserts that the previous administration's inaction on campus anti-Semitism is troubling.

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