Universities would pay 'hefty price' for allowing encampments under new Senate bill
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Sen. JD Vance is looking to penalize schools that do not clear out disruptive student encampments within seven days.
"We cannot allow people who hate our country to turn campuses into garbage dumps. My legislation will force colleges to follow the law, protect their students, and shut these encampments down. If they refuse, they’ll pay a hefty price. It’s time to end this national embarrassment," Vance told Fox News digital in a statement. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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The Ohio senator's bill will come as police have either arrested or detained over 2,200 people during demonstrations at about 49 college campuses in 26 states between April 18 and May 3.
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