[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BE JEWISH

  (Ms. JACOBS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, as the youngest Jewish Member of Congress, I 
know personally how hard it feels to be Jewish because I live it every 
day.
  I was in the House Chamber on January 6 when insurrectionists stormed 
the Capitol wearing T-shirts saying six million was not enough.
  I have experienced anti-Semitism my whole life: Jokes about my big 
nose, my fuzzy hair, being called a kike while waiting to get a drink 
at a bar.
  Anti-Semitism was on the rise before October 7, and now it is running 
rampant. In San Diego, we know how hateful and deadly it can be. Four 
years ago, we mourned a beloved community member who was killed in the 
Chabad of Poway, and it seems like every other week we are washing 
swastikas off our buildings or sidewalks.
  I am so grateful to President Biden for his leadership, for not 
politicizing our pain, and for bringing together Jewish Members to 
discuss a whole-of-society approach to countering anti-Semitism.
  We need to fully fund and implement the U.S. National Strategy to 
Counter Antisemitism to ensure that Jewish people are safe and 
respected everywhere.
  I am committed to this work, not just for a news cycle but for life, 
and I hope my colleagues will join me in that effort.

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