Eliot Engel: “And I rise in support of H.R. 1911. Mr. Speaker, I am a proud original cosponsor of this bill, and I am pleased that we…”

“And I rise in support of H.R. 1911. Mr. Speaker, I am a proud original cosponsor of this bill, and I am pleased that we are considering it today. I want to start by thanking my colleagues for their hard work on this bill and their hard work on this effort: Congressman Chris Smith, the author of this legislation, and my fellow co-chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. I am proud to stand with a group of legislators committed to fighting intolerance and hatred. Mr. Speaker, every day, more and more alarming anti-Semitic attacks shock the world: Holocaust survivors violently assaulted, rallies and parades glorifying Nazi leaders, swastikas graffitied to incite fear and terror. The list goes on and on. And let's be clear, Mr. Speaker, this isn't just happening in faraway places. We have seen a sickening increase of anti-Semitic acts in our country as well. We have seen people who embrace hatred and bigotry given a loud new megaphone to spread their poison. As a country, we need to come together to say enough is enough. We need to say there are not good people on both sides. We need to confront evil, call it by its name, and say there is no place for it anywhere in the United States or around the world. We all need to do it as citizens. We need to do so in our laws and in our policies.…”