Tag: U.S. Senate
Sen. Mike Lee places hold on Never Again Education Act
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has placed a hold on the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States.
If enacted, it would expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s (USHMM) education programming...
Cardin says he won’t sign Senate letter against annexation
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday that he won’t sign a letter calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White...
Bipartisan group of senators calls for increased funding for State Department anti-Semitism envoy
A bipartisan group of 28 senators have called on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs to increase funding for the U.S. State Department’s office that develops and implements...
Senate confirms Chassidic Jew for first-ever senior position in US administration
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed by voice vote the first Chassidic Jew for a senior position in a U.S. administration.
The upper congressional chamber confirmed Mitchell Silk as assistant secretary of the Treasury for...
US Senate passes resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
The 1915 Turkish massacre took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians.
The resolution had previously been blocked by Republican senators, reportedly at the request of...
After meeting with Erdoğan, Graham blocks resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blocked a resolution on Wednesday recognizing the 1915 Armenian Genocide after being part of a White House meeting of Republican senators with U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep...
US Senate introduces bipartisan legislation to prioritize health care for Holocaust survivors
U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced on Thursday legislation that would prioritize health care and nutrition services for Holocaust survivors, increasing the likelihood they could continue to...
US Senate resolution marks 25th anniversary of AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires
A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires was introduced on Thursday in the U.S. Senate.
It was introduced by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Co-sponsors included Sens....
Sens. Cruz, Kaine introduce resolution condemning ‘all forms’ of anti-Semitism
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution on Thursday condemning “all forms” of anti-Semitism to mark Yom Hashoah, or Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“Anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world...
On fourth try, Senate clears major hurdle to vote on pro-Israel, anti-BDS bill
The fourth time was the charm as the U.S. Senate finally cleared a major procedural hurdle on Monday evening to vote on a bill on Republican-introduced legislation that, if enacted, would impose fresh sanctions on Syria,...