on shaky ground
Antisemitism Awareness Act’s future in question after committee postpones vote
One amendment led by Sen. Bernie Sanders and backed by Rand Paul specifically protects the right to oppose the ‘devastation of Gaza’
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) (L) during a hearing with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee postponed a final vote on advancing the Antisemitism Awareness Act after approving four amendments that could jeopardize GOP support for the bill and leave its future passage once again in...