U.S. Senator Katie Britt is using her platform to speak out against the rise in the antisemitism faced by many Jewish American on college campuses across the country. This week, she took that a step further and backed legislation ensuring American taxpayers will not fund the student loans of those engaging in antisemitic hatred.
“Bigotry has no place on American soil,” Britt told WSFA News 12. “And I hope that this generation will learn from the lessons of history and understand that antisemitism has no place in this nation. We have to stand up now. We have to stand up tall.”
Antisemitism has no place in America. pic.twitter.com/0YP15Tcq8l
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) May 7, 2024
Illegal encampments protesting Israel’s war against Hamas have popped up on university campuses across the country since the terror attacks of October 7th in Israel.
Britt joined 18 of her colleagues in the Senate in co-sponsoring the “No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act” that would make campus protestors convicted of crimes ineligible to receive certain loan forgiveness.
“American college campuses shouldn’t be daycares,” Britt said in a statement. “When students disrupt campus learning environments by choosing to break the law, they should face real-world consequences. One of these consequences should certainly be that American taxpayers aren’t going to pick up their tab. The No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act is a commonsense bill that would deter further lawlessness on campuses across our nation.”
The legislation was was introduced on May 2 by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.).
Britt recently reacted to an exchange on the University of Alabama campus where counter-protesters were chanting “USA” in response to a pro-Palestinian protest.
.@KatieBrittforAL: “After hearing those chants of, ‘USA! USA! USA!’, I’ve never been prouder to say ‘Roll Tide’. I’m grateful for the many students who voiced their love for and pride in our country to the world.” #alpolitics https://t.co/RUByHt1lKx
— Grayson Everett (@Grayson270) May 2, 2024
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