[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 81 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 680--CONDEMNING THE VIOLENT, ANTI-AMERICAN AND ANTI-
   ISRAEL PROTESTS THAT ARE OCCURRING ON CAMPUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF 
                      HIGHER EDUCATION NATIONWIDE

  Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
Cruz, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Tuberville, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Barrasso) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 680

       Whereas the Department of State designated Hamas as a 
     foreign terrorist organization in October of 1997;
       Whereas the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, 
     was tragic and horrific, and a reminder of the evil that 
     motivates Hamas;
       Whereas Israel has the right to defend itself and its 
     people;
       Whereas violent, anti-American and anti-Israel protests 
     have erupted on campuses of institutions of higher education 
     nationwide in response to Israel's defense of itself and its 
     people;
       Whereas, since April 18, 2024, more than 1,500 individuals 
     have been arrested on campuses of institutions of higher 
     education for engaging in violent, anti-Israel and anti-
     American protests;
       Whereas some reporting has identified ``many American flags 
     torn, burned, and desecrated'' at these violent protests;
       Whereas thousands of patriotic law enforcement officials 
     have spent countless hours protecting the people of the 
     United States from the violence at these protests;
       Whereas violent, anti-American and anti-Israel protestors 
     replaced the American flag at City College of New York with 
     the Palestinian flag;
       Whereas patriotic New York Police Department officials 
     removed the Palestinian flag and replaced it with an American 
     flag;
       Whereas the American flag was taken down by violent anti-
     American and anti-Israel protestors at the University of 
     North Carolina and replaced with a Palestinian flag, which 
     was then taken down by patriotic law enforcement officials 
     and interim Chancellor Lee Roberts, who restored the American 
     flag to its rightful position;
       Whereas a group of violent anti-American and anti-Israel 
     protestors thereafter attempted to take down the American 
     flag again;
       Whereas a group of patriotic fraternity brothers at the 
     University of North Carolina protected the American flag from 
     being desecrated and replaced with a Palestinian flag by 
     violent, anti-American and anti-Israel individuals;
       Whereas the people of the United States celebrate these 
     patriotic fraternity brothers at the University of North 
     Carolina and have sought to recognize and reward their heroic 
     actions against the violent, anti-American and anti-Israel 
     individuals; and
       Whereas fraternities can serve as institutions that promote 
     patriotism, brotherhood, and overall support for the common 
     good: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns the violent, anti-American and anti-Israel 
     protests that are occurring on campuses of institutions of 
     higher education nationwide; and
       (2) expresses its thanks for the patriotic actions of law 
     enforcement in New York City and in Chapel Hill, the 
     University of North Carolina interim Chancellor Lee Roberts, 
     and fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina.

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