Texas Scorecard by Luca Cacciatore | May 2, 2024
The measure specifically targets the Federal Student Aid of those who have attacked police in the ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations.A Republican congressman is preparing legislation that would withhold federal aid from students who have been convicted as a result of anti-Israel demonstrations.
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, who represents Texas’ 11th congressional district, is chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
“It’s simple: federal taxpayers should not be paying for college for anyone who engages in a violent riot or assaults a police officer,” the San Angelo-based Republican told Texas Scorecard. “There must be a return to order on college campuses.”
In a separate statement to Fox News, Pfluger emphasized that the “horrific antisemitic riots on college campuses across the country underscore the urgency of this issue.”
“We cannot allow the persecution of Jewish Americans or any community to go unchecked,” explained the lawmaker, who characterized the coming legislation as taking “a firm stance against violence and lawlessness.”
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