[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SPREAD OF ENCAMPMENTS AT UNIVERSITIES

  (Mr. KILEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY. Madam Speaker, the spread of tent encampments and all of 
the associated illegal and anti-Semitic activity at our universities is 
deeply disturbing, disruptive, and dangerous. We are seeing scenes that 
absolutely defy belief, that I never would have expected to see in this 
country.
  At UCLA, Jewish students are being physically blocked from entering 
campus or going into the library. Our university administrators have 
allowed this to happen. It never should have gotten to this point.
  Enough is enough. I am calling on university leaders to work with law 
enforcement to immediately clear the encampments, arrest lawbreakers, 
and put a stop to this chaos.
  Cancelling classes, as some universities have done, punishes all 
students and is not the answer. The Education and the Workforce 
Committee is expanding its investigation to California, and the 
chancellor of UC Berkeley will be testifying in a few weeks.
  We are closely watching events at our universities and will hold 
university leadership accountable for inaction.

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