{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases/cammack-joins-rep-murphy-colleagues-annual-campus-free-speech-roundtable", "Cammack Joins Rep. Murphy, Colleagues At Annual Campus Free Speech Roundtable", "2022-12-05", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Kat Cammack", "C001039", "cammack.house.gov", "cammack", "https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Today, Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D., Virginia Foxx, Kat Cammack, Burgess Owens, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks held the second annual Congressional Campus Free Speech Roundtable in the U.S. Capitol. The event brought together leaders from the Young America\u2019s Foundation (YAF), the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), current college students, and members of the Alumni Free Speech Alliance (AFSA) to discuss First Amendment concerns in post-secondary education.\n\nVideo playback of the event can be found HERE.\n\n\u201cThanks to Dr. Murphy and my colleagues and other attendees for their participation this morning,\u201d said Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL). \u201cThe issue of free speech on college campuses is one of the most important of our time, and something that should be at the forefront of lawmakers\u2019 minds as we head into the 118th Congress. As one of the co-chairs of the Campus Free Speech Caucus, we\u2019re taking this mission to the next level and encouraging colleagues to have the important discussions with the schools in their districts about what they\u2019re doing to defend and protect this First Amendment Right.\u201d\n\n\u201cNow that the American people have entrusted Republicans with the House majority, it\u2019s more important than ever that we make First Amendment protections a top priority,\u201d said Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC). \u201cI was proud to lead today\u2019s roundtable event to outline free speech concerns among students, faculty, stakeholders, and alumni in higher education, and discuss how Congress can help safeguard students\u2019 First Amendment rights on college and university campuses. The free exchange of ideas is the hallmark of a post-secondary education, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to protect the freedom of speech for generations of students to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt was an honor to join Rep. Murphy for his second Campus Free Speech Roundtable and I appreciate his dedication to protecting our First Amendment rights,\u201d said Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC). \u201cAs a former educator, I made it a point to help students learn how to think\u2014not what to think. Unfortunately, too many colleges and universities now care more about creating conformity of thought instead of promoting freedom of thought. However, I was encouraged to hear from the brave students and others on the frontlines of this fight and I look forward to working with these free-speech warriors in the coming Congress.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe freedom of speech is a fundamental Constitutional right,\u201d said Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT). \u201cOpen and intellectually stimulating dialogue in education is essential for fostering an environment where students can learn and thrive. I was proud to join my colleagues for a Campus Free Speech roundtable to hear directly from students and alumni as we work hand-in-hand to protect the First Amendment on America's college and university campuses.\u201d\n\n\"As the principal outreach organization of the conservative movement, Young America's Foundation is proud to continue partnership with our allies in Congress in the fight for campus free speech,\" said Karalee Geis, Director of Capitol Hill Outreach (YAF). \"Hearing from YAF student activists firsthand, both past and present, was instrumental in today's conversation.\"\n\n\u201cYoung America\u2019s Foundation is grateful for the leadership of Congressman Murphy and the Campus Free Speech Caucus in defending the First Amendment rights of students nationwide,\u201d said Raj Kannappan, Vice President (YAF). \u201cUnless people in power hold them accountable, universities have little incentive to change their often unconstitutional behavior.\u201d\n\n\u201cFIRE is glad to continue to participate in this important conversation on protecting free speech and fighting back against campus censorship,\u201d said Greg Gonzalez, Legislative Fellow (FIRE). \u201cWe thank Representative Murphy for leading the Campus Free Speech Roundtable \u2014 and for Congress's continued attention to the ongoing threats to the First Amendment at our nation's colleges and universities.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cammack.house.gov/media/press-releases/cammack-joins-rep-murphy-colleagues-annual-campus-free-speech-roundtable"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.102036029100418, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}