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Rubio, Cotton, Blackburn, Colleagues Fight for Free Speech on College Campuses

Press Release

Date: Oct. 20, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Higher Education

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Senate colleagues introduced the Campus Free Speech Resolution of 2021 and Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.

The Campus Free Speech Resolution of 2021 urges greater First Amendment protection at public universities. The Campus Free Speech Restoration Act would protect the First Amendment rights of students at public universities from improperly restrictive speech-codes. Click here to see a full list of additional cosponsors and quotes.

"Students should never be silenced for expressing their ideas and beliefs," Rubio said. "Limiting free speech on college campuses is not only dangerous, it is un-American. I will continue to protect Americans against the radical crusade the Left is waging on this constitutionally-afforded right."


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