Nancy Mace

Even Bernie Sanders, because we have got, I read a story earlier today from Daniel Marans on Huffington Post, quoted Bernie Sanders not too long ago, that people have a right to give their two cents worth, give a speech without fear of…

But at the same time, we want to have folks, like Ruby Bridges, having her voices heard.

And I have experienced it myself, you know, part of the American experiment is being able to have a debate of ideas, to have this exchange of ideas, and not get attacked for.

I think the idea of censorship is a far more important issue than the issue of state superintendents of education...

If faculty are afraid to talk about things like racial inequality and do so in a truly wide ranging way, we are not going to come up with the new solutions that the country needs.

Sometimes on college campuses students don't have the freedom of speech.

I have had my house spray painted last summer by someone who disagreed with my political beliefs.

I do believe that myself and their dad have a say in the outcome and the curriculum of my kids' education.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for your patience today.

But it does not give you the right to make that decision for every other student in the county or across the Nation who might find a lifeline in the very book you banned.

There are a lot of examples of censored speech.

The crusade against critical thinking has instilled fear in teachers, fear of repercussions for speaking up.

Freedom of speech isn't just a legal mandate enshrined in our Constitution. It is an essential element to democracy.

The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of freedom of speech to all Americans.

I thank all the witnesses for appearing today and looking forward to a robust discussion on the First Amendment, freedom of speech, and how we can work together to preserve that freedom for every single American.

No child attending our public schools should be subject to government indoctrination, or exposed to radical ideologies while they are still building the foundations of their education.

Public schools should exercise discretion with parental input and oversight to decide what is included in their curricula and what books to include in their libraries.

All children should be taught the academic skills they need to succeed, along with the history of our country, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

In an effort to indoctrinate our young students, progressives are burdening curricula with divisive and radical ideologies.

While progressive activists shut down speech on college campuses, they are trying to hyper-expose young children.

Public universities and colleges frequently run afoul the First Amendment freedom by enforcing broad or overly broad speech codes.

As a state lawmaker before coming to Congress, I worked on a law enforcement data bill that would have prevented Dylann Roof from buying a gun and going down and murdering nine Black church members in my congressional district and wouldn't…

I wish we had more data on the increase of threats at HBCUs.

The work that I have done on the Civil Rights Subcommittee on Oversight has been very meaningful and important work.

I empathize with those students and the colleges and universities that are having to, unfortunately and unfairly, deal with this issue.