[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3930-H3931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMBATING BDS AND ANTI-SEMITISM

  (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WALORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to stand with America's 
friend and ally Israel against a rising tide of anti-Semitism and the 
dangerous Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, or BDS movement.
  BDS is a form of economic warfare aimed at marginalizing the world's 
only Jewish state. This radical agenda rejects Israel's right to self-
defense and seeks to destroy its economy.
  The House must stand with Israel and pass H.R. 336, the Strengthening 
America's Security in the Middle East

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Act. This commonsense bill would combat the BDS movement by supporting 
State and local governments that choose not to contract with companies 
that discriminate against Israel.
  It already passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support. Sadly, 
Speaker Pelosi refuses to allow a vote.
  I am a proud cosponsor of H.R. 336. This week, I signed a discharge 
petition to ensure it gets a vote on the House floor.
  Madam Speaker, Republicans and Democrats must send a strong signal 
against anti-Semitism and the anti-Israel BDS movement. We need a vote 
on H.R. 336.

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