Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), a former Vice Chancellor of Texas Tech, issued the following statement commending University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell for maintaining order on campus and preventing the violent riots like we’ve witnessed across the country:

“I applaud President Hartzell for enforcing law and order on his campus. Protecting students from criminal acts and ensuring they have access to the classroom and educational resources should not be a novel concept. However, on many campuses today, university leaders have abdicated their responsibility for protecting students in exchange for pandering to the threats and criminal agenda of a minority mob of protestors. 

“Whether the criminal agenda is directed at Jewish students or any other student group, university leaders should have zero tolerance for lawlessness and any threat to the safety of their students. 

“I urge university leaders across the country to follow the example of UT President Hartzell and stand strong against the minority mob of criminal protestors. 

“The First Amendment guarantees Americans’ right to freedom of speech and assembly, but this right does not protect the lawlessness and criminal activity we are witnessing on so many college campuses across the country. 

“President Hartzell, you are making ALL Texans proud!”

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