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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One amendment led by Sen. Bernie Sanders and backed by Rand Paul specifically protects the right to oppose the ‘devastation of Gaza’ |
By Emily Jacobs, Marc Rod
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 question.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the committee’s chair and a major proponent of the legislation, told Jewish Insider after the meeting that he needed to postpone the vote because Republicans could not return to the committee room quickly enough to vote for it, with just minutes remaining before a two-hour cut-off to the meeting. Democrats refused requests to waive the two-hour limit. |
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