{"id":2239998,"date":"2024-05-08T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-cancels-hearing-with-d-c-mayor-after-gw-protest-arrests\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:27:57","slug":"house-oversight-cancels-hearing-with-d-c-mayor-after-gw-protest-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-cancels-hearing-with-d-c-mayor-after-gw-protest-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee Cancels Meeting with D.C. Mayor Due to GW Protest Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-oversight-cancels-hearing-with-d-c-mayor-after-gw-protest-arrests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2062 House Oversight Committee canceled a hearing with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser \u200ddue to arrests at an anti-Israel protest in George Washington University. Committee Chairman James \u200bComer announced the\u2063 cancellation \u200bafter \u2064the police cleared\u2062 the protest site. House\u2062 Republicans had urged the police to remove the \u2063protesters, leading to the\u200b hearing&#8217;s cancellation.\u2063 The \u2064House Oversight Committee canceled a session with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser following arrests\u200c at an anti-Israel protest at George Washington University. The decision came\u200c after\u200b police dispersed the protest. \u2064House Republicans had pressed for the\u2062 protesters&#8217; removal, \u2063prompting \u2062the hearing&#8217;s cancellation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A House hearing that was set to feature D.C. Democratic Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/muriel-bowser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> testifying about the response to an anti-Israel protest encampment at George Washington University has been canceled after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-rapaports-comedy-show-canceled-amid-pro-hamas-protests-fed-up\/\" title=\"Michael Rapaport's Comedy Show Axed Due to Pro-Hamas Protests: 'Unfortunate\">police made dozens<\/a> of arrests at the site on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the Metropolitan Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boost-your-self-esteem-with-these-31-simple-solutions\/\" title=\"Boost Your Self Esteem With These 31 Simple Solutions\">finally clearing<\/a> out the unlawful encampment on GW\u2019s campus, I am very pleased to announce that the hearing with Mayor Bowser has been canceled,\u201d House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJamesComer\/status\/1788193279416160690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> just hours before the event had been scheduled to take place on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a good conversation with Mayor Bowser. I thanked her for finally clearing the trespassers off the GW Campus. It was unfortunate the situation at GW forced the Oversight Committee to act; however it was apparent that the DC police force was not going to do their job,\u201d Comer added.<\/p>\n<p>Comer and other House Republicans visited George Washington University last week and <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/oversight-committee-republicans-dc-officials-must-take-action-against-pro-hamas-camp-and-restore-the-rule-of-law%EF%BF%BC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to clear out the encampment of protesters after D.C. police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/04\/26\/dc-police-george-washington-university-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected a request<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-professor-warned-colleagues-that-schools-racial-preferences-were-illegal-and-he-was-removed-from-directorship-now-hes-suing\/\" title=\"Medical Professor Warned Colleagues That School\u2019s Racial Preferences Were Illegal And He Was Removed From Directorship. Now He\u2019s Suing.\">university officials<\/a> to crack down on the demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing on Wednesday was <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/hearing\/oversight-of-d-c-s-response-to-unlawful-activity-and-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meant to conduct oversight<\/a> on the city\u2019s response to \u201cunlawful activity and anti-Semitism,\u201d but plans changed when police<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joy7News\/status\/1788142267615613300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> moved in<\/a> on the encampment in the early morning and made at least 33 arrests \u2014 with authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/campus-protests-george-washington-encampment-eac5c1cc396551bee1b110b48a94aefd\">citing<\/a> a \u201cgradual escalation in the volatility of the protest\u201d on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter meeting with GW leadership and touring the encampment, we decided to hold a public hearing to get answers as to why the Mayor would not uphold the law,\u201d Comer said. \u201cI am pleased that the potential Oversight hearing led to swift action by Mayor Bowser and MPD Chief [Pamela] Smith. We will continue to hold D.C. officials accountable to ensure our nation\u2019s capital is safe for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715184052205000&#038;usg=AOvVaw30mpznqHO0I3crFOdodkQW\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The GOP-led House has engaged in a multi-committee effort to combat anti-Semitism on university campuses after protests in response to the Israel-Hamas war sprung up at colleges across the country. Last week, the chamber passed an anti-Semitism definition bill meant to guide enforcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-approves-settlement-in-case-over-black-only-relief-fund\/\" title=\"Federal Court Approves Settlement in Case Over Black-Only Relief Fund\">federal anti-discrimination laws<\/a> for educational programs.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the hearing on the GW protest encampment being cancelled, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1788199257524072933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> on X, \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t have taken the threat of a Congressional hearing for DC Mayor Bowser to finally allow DC Police to respond to George Washington University\u2019s call for them to clear the anti-Semitic and unlawful encampments. It should\u2019ve been done on Day 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House hearing with D.C. Mayor Bowser addressing the response to an anti-Israel protest at GW is canceled. 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