Political Quotes

“I thank Ranking Member Scott for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Never Again Education Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation authored by my colleague Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada. As the co-lead of the House version of this bill with my colleague Congressman Buddy Carter, I am proud to support this legislation to continue vital resources for Holocaust education nationwide. We have witnessed an alarming rise in anti-Semitism across our country in recent years. Since Hamas' brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, this hatred has skyrocketed. According to the Anti- Defamation League, anti-Semitic incidents have increased by more than 200 percent following Hamas' attack. We have seen the impact of the rise in anti-Semitism in our K-12 schools and on college campuses across the country. Unfortunately, too many young people know too little about the Holocaust and the long history of anti-Jewish hatred. According to a 2020 Claims Conference survey, among millennial and Gen Z Americans, 63 percent do not know that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, and 12 percent have never heard about or do not think they have ever heard the word ``Holocaust'' before. Additionally, in its very first report to Congress under the Never Again Education Act, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum highlighted a striking and troubling finding: a significant lack of student knowledge about the Holocaust.…”