Ted Deutch: “I hope that we will uphold the purpose of this hearing rather than furthering baseless political witch hunts.”

We sit here today and think that a law can be passed to outlaw hate.

I am amazed that we think there is a political answer to a human problem.

The reason that those lives are at risk is because Hamas will not return the hostages and lay down its arms.

permitting campus demonstrations for Gazans’ right to live allows us to tolerate hatred and antisemitism that leads to this violence.