Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is preparing to unveil a wide-ranging investigation into anti-Semitism on college campuses that will span multiple House committees.
Sources told Fox News Digital that the investigation will involve at least six committees: Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Oversight, Judiciary, and Revenue, and Science, Space and Technology. will be involved.
The investigation expands on an ongoing investigation into anti-Semitism on college campuses led by the Education and Labor Council.
Two sources familiar with the project told Fox News Digital that the commission’s role remains largely fluid, and each has some jurisdiction over the matter, stressing that the investigation will necessarily be wide-ranging. .
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Chairman Mike Johnson spoke at Columbia University last week amid protests. (Getty Images)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to hold a press conference with the committee chairs on Tuesday afternoon to clarify the details of the investigation. During a visit to Columbia University last week, he met privately with Jewish students who strongly oppose the demonstrations and say they feel unsafe on campus.
The arrests of students from Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College, for setting up an encampment on the grounds of an Ivy League school in Manhattan have sparked a wave of anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across the United States. It happened while things were happening. Protests against Colombian investments in companies with ties to Israel have continued ever since.
Two sources who spoke to Fox News Digital said Columbia University would likely play a key role, but stressed that the investigation would also look at universities that receive federal funding.
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Students march on Columbia University’s campus in support of a protest camp supporting Palestinians. (Reuters/David Dee Delgado)
And while the committee’s role is fluid, officials explained that there are some aspects that are broadly tailored to different committee jurisdictions. For example, he said the Judiciary Committee’s role would include reviewing existing anti-discrimination laws.
The oversight committee will partially investigate who is funding the protests, another official said.
A fourth person familiar with the plan said the Ways and Means Committee will assess the tax benefits these universities receive and the tax benefits afforded to them under current U.S. tax law. The plan is to investigate what is being done to improve the situation.
During a visit to Colombia last week, Johnson denounced the protesters as a “riot” and specifically criticized the professors and other faculty members who took part in the protests.
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Mr Johnson met with Jewish students before speaking publicly to condemn anti-Israel protests. (Fox News Digital)
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“College campuses used to be a place for respectful debate and disagreements to be discussed in a free marketplace of ideas. That’s not happening here,” Johnson said. “You intimidate and yell at people who disagree with you.”
“House Republicans are committed to providing leadership on committees to hold universities and university administrators accountable for failing to meet their core responsibilities to keep students safe,” Johnson said in a press release announcing his public remarks Tuesday. “We will expand our focused and wide-ranging investigation.” . ”
