Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette issued the following statement today after nine Republican South Carolina House members urged House Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister to withhold funding from South Carolina State University for rescinding her commencement address invitation:
"What happened at S.C. State University this week is emblematic of what's happening at institutions across our state and country, where the far left has silenced freedom of speech and pushed its radical, anti-American agenda for far too long.
"I applaud the members of the General Assembly who, like me, firmly believe that not one dime of taxpayer money should ever go to a school that discriminates against conservative views. It certainly won't happen when I'm governor."