[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

  (Ms. STEVENS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STEVENS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the 
Jewish community, with Jewish parents, with our rabbis, people who are 
still reeling in the aftermath of yet another attack on one of their 
houses of worship.
  Anti-Semitism is real and growing, and it is a threat to our 
neighbors and to our collective conscience in this country. Paired with 
near-unfettered access to firearms, spaces for online hate to fester, 
and the echo of xenophobic dog whistles from our Nation's highest 
offices, it has and can cost us American lives.
  We have failed when our educators and faith leaders need to 
supplement their daily duties with violence intervention rehearsals. We 
have failed when our students and congregants need to calculate exit 
plans upon entering classrooms and sanctuaries. And we have failed when 
we fear the next attack that impedes our neighbor's ability to practice 
their faith.
  To the Jewish community of Michigan's 11th District and beyond: I see 
you, I am here for you, and I will continue to do my part to uproot 
intolerance and hate wherever it grows.

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