Sens. Cruz, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Antisemitism

Statement

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today introduced a resolution condemning all forms of antisemitism. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Dan Sullivan (R-Ala.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.).

"Today was Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel," Sen. Cruz said. "It is a stark reminder that ancient antisemitic hatreds going back centuries, and aimed at the extermination of the Jewish people, extended and extend to our time. Antisemitism is on the rise around the world and here in America. In just the last few weeks, we have seen it manifested as hateful cartoons in major news publications, antisemitic smears in the halls of Congress, and murders at houses of worship. I urge my Senate colleagues to put aside partisan politics so we can come together as an institution and unequivocally condemn antisemitism."

"This bipartisan effort is about making clear that we will do everything in our power to combat the rise in antisemitism. In my home state, we saw white supremacists terrorizing-and even murdering-people in Charlottesville while chanting antisemitic slogans lifted from Nazi rallies and a President unwilling to forcefully condemn such an atrocity," Sen. Kaine said. "The shooting last weekend at Chabad of Poway was another tragic reminder of this deep-rooted prejudice. We must stand together against hate in all its forms."

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