WASHINGTON – Today, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) called on university presidents to take action against antisemitism on their campuses. The exchange occurred in the House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing titled, “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.”
Excerpts from her questioning are below:
Chairwoman McClain: “So, I don’t think the issue is more policies, I think the issue is action. So, the people that are in charge, would you say that, that is an acceptable amount of time for action?”
Dr. Robert Manuel, DePaul University President: “I would agree with you that we need to do better.”
Chairwoman McClain: “Great. So, would you agree with me also that almost three weeks from the 29th to the 16th is not an acceptable time for security to take action to disassemble an encampment?”
Manuel: “I would.”
Chairwoman McClain: “Thank you very much. So, who has been fired or who has been replaced? Because that does not seem real tough to me. Anybody? Anybody been replaced?”
Manuel: “There has been turnover.”
Chairwoman McClain: “I’m not asking about turnover. What consequences happened to the people who were supposed to be in charge?”
Manuel: “The development of our accountability…”
Chairwoman McClain: “Any consequences? Let’s start with a simple one. Any consequences?”
Manuel: “To student groups, yes.”
Chairwoman McClain: “No, not to student groups. I’m talking about the people who didn’t follow your procedures for three weeks.”
To watch McClain’s full line of questioning, click here.
