"The university has done little or nothing to condemn these hate-filled actions, and students, especially Jewish students, are rightfully fearing for their own safety."
"a professor at Cornell University, Russell Rickford--we should say his name--referred to the slaughter of Israeli civilians by Hamas as energizing and exhilarating."
"After these disgraceful comments, I wrote a letter to the Cornell University president demanding Professor Rickford's immediate resignation or removal."
"How can we get something like the Chicago Principles and protocol in place at universities so that we do respect free speech?"
"I am the mother of a Marine. There was--the Westboro Baptist Church used to go and celebrate the death of our honorably serving service members."
"As Israel continues to fight the war that Hamas started with a vicious attack on civilians on October 7, 2023..."
"This isn't about people showing up for a job. Once you get into this field, it is a calling."
"This is a left-wing dark money patronage scheme."
"We have IBM Corning in upstate New York. The Erie Canal is really one of the first regions to really bring us into the industrial revolution."
"Unfortunately, upstate New York has suffered tremendously because of Chinese-based entities flooding our market with over-subsidized cheap goods."
"We do have an opportunity now to bring manufacturing and especially the high tech semiconductor manufacturing research here."
"Thank you for holding this hearing. Thank you to the witnesses. We appreciate your testimony today."