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Bob Casey Jr.: “The House passed the Antisemitism awareness Act of 2023…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

Casey Floor Speech on the Antisemitism Awareness Act

Published May 2, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:15

But Senator Scott and I have worked together on this anti Semitism legislation for almost a decade now, since 2016. I want to thank our colleagues in The House passed the Antisemitism awareness Act of 2023 yesterday with a vote of 320 to 91. However, one finding in the House bill is different from my and Senator Scott's bill and the Biden administration's countering antisemitism strategy, that the use of other antisemitism definitions impairs enforcement. (04:15–04:26)

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Provides the voting result for the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 in the House.

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