Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, last Congress, I joined several of our colleagues in forming the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti- Semitism. As a co-chair, a distinction that I am proud to share alongside my pals, Eliot Engel, Chris Smith, Ted Deutch, Kay Granger, Nita Lowey, Peter Roskam, and Marc Veasey, it is important to call attention to anti-Semitism in all of its forms and to work to root it out whenever we can. I am also extremely honored to have been named by Speaker Ryan to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council earlier this year. As we know, it was the anti-Semitic attitudes across Europe, in the 1920s and 1930s, that gave rise to Hitler and the Nazis who exploited the deep-seated hatred of Jews to take power, culminating in the systematic and deliberate murder of over 6 million Jews during humanity's darkest period, the Holocaust. In these capacities, I intend to continue to raise awareness on the rising level and this trend of anti-Semitism worldwide and to take actions against it, as I have done for many years now. The fight against global anti-Semitism must start with strong U.S. leadership. We have the means, we have the leverage, but we must be resolute in our efforts to stem the tide of anti-Semitism and to reverse it. Today, Mr. Speaker, we hear about the dangers of anti-Semitism across the world and how, in many places, Jews are being targeted in an alarmingly increasing trend.…”