Democrats delay vote on anti-Semitism resolution to broaden language to include other types of bigot

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Democrats delay vote on anti-Semitism resolution to broaden language to include other types of bigotry
Republicans want stronger reprimand for Omar, while progressives feel resolution should be about more than her
Roll Call, Mar 5, 2019

House Democrats will not vote on an anti-Semitism resolution Wednesday as they are still refining the language of the measure, with multiple members saying it is likely to be broadened to reject other forms of religious bigotry such as Islamophobia.

The resolution is Democratic leadership’s response to recent comments from Minnesota freshman Ilhan Omar that lawmakers in both parties have said play into anti-Semitic stereotypes. Some Democrats appear to be concerned, however, that the resolution only targets offenses stirred up by Omar’s comments and not other forms of religious bigotry, including attacks Omar herself has faced for being Muslim.

The last-minute changes attempting to address those concerns left the vote’s exact timing up in the air. Leadership had initially hoped to bring the resolution to the floor Wednesday, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening would only commit to holding the vote sometime this week.


https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/democrats-delay-vote-anti-semitism-resolution-broaden-language-include-types-bigotry

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Anti-Christian speech?

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Anti-Christian speech?

Heavens, no. 

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Democrats will add language on anti-Muslim bias to anti-Semitism resolution
by Susan Ferrechio
 | March 05, 2019 09:02 PM



House Democrats will add language to resolution condemning anti-Semitism so that it also rejects anti-Muslim prejudice.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Tuesday the resolution is still being written. A Democratic aide said a vote is likely Thursday, a day later than initially planned, and said some language condemning anti-Muslim bias would also be added, without specifying what it would say.

“There will be a vote this week, and you will see what it is when we are finished writing it,” Pelosi said Tuesday night.

Democrats Monday had been circulating a four-page draft resolution sponsored by Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., that “rejects anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the people of the United States.”

The measure outlines the history of anti-Semitic attacks against Jews and addresses “the myth of dual loyalty, including allegations that Jews should be suspected of being disloyal neighbors or citizens.”

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