Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a floor vote on a bill that would expand the definition of antisemitism used by the Education Department
he House is set to vote Wednesday on an antisemitism bill as pro-Palestinian protests roil colleges throughout the country.
The bill, titled the Antisemitism Awareness Act, would mandate that the Education Department adopt the broad definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, an intergovernmental group, to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
“The effort to crush antisemitism and hatred in any form is not a Democratic or Republican issue,” Jeffries wrote. “It’s an American issue that must be addressed in a bipartisan manner with the fierce urgency of now.”
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told reporters on Tuesday that she won’t support the antisemitism bill and argued that Republicans are weaponizing antisemitism.
Jus' sayin' ;-)
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