Key committee Republicans say AAA can’t move forward with new amendments

Key committee Republicans say AAA can’t move forward with new amendments

Multiple Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee said that they will not support moving the Antisemitism Awareness Act forward in its current form after Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted to add controversial amendments to the bill in a committee meeting on Wednesday. “Rand Paul totally killed that bill,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) told Jewish Insider, offering an unequivocal “no” when asked if he would…

Senate committee approves amendment to Antisemitism Awareness Act stating criticism of Israeli government isn’t antisemitic

An amendment saying that criticism of the Israeli government is not antisemitic was added to the Antisemitism Awareness Act today in a Senate committee hearing.