It wasn’t a good showing for Senate Republicans last week. A congressional hearing that addressed free speech on college campuses failed young conservatives, as only three Republican senators attended to make remarks on the issue.

Eight GOP members on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee did not show up and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, didn’t stay long enough to hear the opening statements.

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