Utah Valley Times

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 17 other Republican colleagues in introducing the No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act. This legislation aims to prevent individuals convicted of state or federal offenses in connection with campus protests from receiving federal student loan relief.

Senator Romney expressed his stance on the issue, stating, “Our legislation ensures that students convicted of a crime while protesting at our institutions of higher education are ineligible for federal student debt relief.”

Senator Cotton echoed this sentiment, emphasizing, “Americans who never went to college or responsibly paid off their debts shouldn’t have to pay off other people’s student loans. They especially shouldn’t have to pay off the loans of Hamas sympathizers shutting down and defacing campuses.”

Representative Brandon Williams (R-NY), who led the companion legislation in the House, highlighted the purpose of the bill, saying, “Our bicameral bill ensures that not one student protestor convicted of criminal offenses is bailed out by student loan forgiveness. Not one dime of taxpayer money will fund these criminals.”

The legislation has garnered support from a number of Republican senators, including Marsha Blackburn, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and others. The full text of the bill is available for review.

The No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act comes in response to the rise of antisemitic protests on college campuses across the United States. It aims to address concerns about using taxpayer money to provide relief to students engaged in criminal behavior during protests.

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