Max Baucus: “Mr. President, I encourage all my colleagues to listen for a moment. This is a very simple amendment that strikes some…”

“Mr. President, I encourage all my colleagues to listen for a moment. This is a very simple amendment that strikes some language that should not be in this massive spending bill. It is language that discriminates against religious freedom on college campuses. Right now in the bill, any college campus that uses these funds to renovate a student center, a dorm, an auditorium, cannot allow prayer, any religious activity, or worship. This is not language that should be in this bill. This is an issue that has been decided by the courts. Arbitrary language is going to create doubt and risk and liability which will put a chilling effect on religious freedom on campuses. The only thing most of us need to know is that the ACLU opposes this amendment. Any freedom-loving American should know they should vote for this amendment if it is opposed by the ACLU.”