Ben Shapiro to testify in Congressional hearing on college campus free speech

Source: The Hill | July 15, 2017 | Brooke Seipel

Conservative author Ben Shapiro is expected to testify before a joint Congressional hearing on free speech on college campuses later this month, according to a new report by The Hollywood Reporter.

Comedian Adam Carolla, Shapiro and former American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen will testify before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules and the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs for up to two hours on July 27.

Lawmakers on the committees include Darell Issa (R-Calif.), Mark Sanford (R-Fla.) and Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.).

The hearing comes after protests, and in some cases riots, have broken out on college campuses over guests invited to speak to students.

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Shapiro, one of those invited to testify this month, has also sparked protests among students on campuses. He was escorted off the campus of California State University, Los Angeles by police last year after protests broke out over his planned appearance.

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