Veronica Escobar: “Some of my Republican colleagues have worked to defund…”

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to make it very clear that our committee is not undertaking this hearing today because my Republican colleagues actually care about free speech on college … Some of my Republican colleagues have worked to defund efforts for diversity and inclusion initiatives in the appropriations bills. … books they disagree with from classrooms and school libraries. And the same folks. My point of order was the statement that her colleagues, her Republican colleagues do not care about anti Semitism on college campuses or freedom of speech.” (00:18–00:30)

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