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Reps. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) took to the platform at the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum in Washington on Monday to announce the formation of a bipartisan Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus.
Three U.S. lawmakers on Monday announced the establishment of a bipartisan Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus, and immediately drew a backlash from Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour. The Women’s March co-leader took issue with the fact that one of the three is Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Jewish Republican from New York, who has been a leading critic of Reps.
Three black and two Jewish members of the U.S. House of Representatives from both parties launched a black-Jewish caucus. The caucus, launched after meeting convened by the American Jewish Committee in January, will work to bring blacks and Jews together to back hate crimes legislation and combat white supremacist ideology and actions.
Three members of Congress announced on Monday the launch of the bipartisan Black-Jewish congressional caucus. The Black-Jewish Caucus’s creation follows on a January meeting with the American Jewish Committee’s National Leadership Council, where U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) spoke about the urgent need to bring together African-Americans and Jews.
Three members of Congress announced on Monday the launch of the bipartisan Black-Jewish congressional caucus. The Black-Jewish Caucus’s creation follows on a January meeting with the American Jewish Committee’s National Leadership Council, where U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) spoke about the urgent need to bring together African-Americans and Jews.
Three black and two Jewish members of the U.S. House of Representatives from both parties launched a black-Jewish caucus. “The African-American and Jewish communities have a history of standing together for the promotion of social justice and civil rights,” Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., said Monday at the annual Global Forum of the American Jewish Committee.
Three members of Congress announced on Monday the launch of the bipartisan Black-Jewish congressional caucus. The Black-Jewish Caucus’s creation follows on a January meeting with the American Jewish Committee’s National Leadership Council, where U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) spoke about the urgent need to bring together African-Americans and Jews.
Three members of Congress announced on Monday the launch of the bipartisan Black-Jewish congressional caucus. The Black-Jewish Caucus’s creation follows on a January meeting with the American Jewish Committee’s National Leadership Council, where U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) spoke about the urgent need to bring together African-Americans and Jews.
2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence on Racial Disparities and Reparations
As Congress wrestles with its ability to deal with a hostile White House, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Michigan has become one of the most recognized voices on the House Oversight Committee. Her lines of questioning in hearings such as attorney Michael Cohen’s testimony before the committee have made headlines.
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