Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to speak against anti-Semitism and to speak about efforts we are undertaking here in the Senate to combat anti-Semitism. We see it throughout our society, including on college campuses, and my friend from South Carolina, Senator Scott, and I have worked on legislation not just this year but for many years on this issue. We introduced together the Antisemitism Awareness Act and have been trying to get that passed into law. The significant rise in anti-Semitism across the country on college campuses has made me--and I know so many other Members of the House and the Senate in both parties--increasingly concerned regarding the safety of Jewish students on campus. Students, of course, have the right to peacefully protest, but when it crosses a line, either into violence or discrimination, then we have an obligation to step in and stop that conduct. I stood on this floor in late 2022 to speak about this subject, anti- Semitism in America, and the exponential rise we were seeing in the years leading up to that point in time to 2022. I spoke, in particular, about the hateful anti-Semitism that led to the murder of 11 Pittsburghers at the Tree of Life synagogue. At that time, we were calculating the numbers as being much higher for 2020, 2021, and going into 2022.…”