'Just one more superficial 'gotcha' bill,' said one Jewish House Democrat.
, a bill to empower the Department of Education to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses, by a vote of 320 to 91.voted against the measure, which would have killed it had 133 Democrats not voted for it.
Right-wingers and progressives objected to the bill's adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, which includes some anti-Israel rhetoric.Democrats raged about Johnson holding a vote on the bill, introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler , rather than aThe bill was seen by many Democrats as more of an effort to divide their party than actually combat antisemitism.
Rep. Scott Peters , who also voted for the bill, told Axios: "It's so dumb ... I think we want to send a message about antisemitism, but we should do it in a way that's more united."Rep. Jamie Raskin , a Jewish progressive with concerns about the IHRA antisemitism definition, said he voted for the bill "on the theory that it's basically meaningless and harmless."
Other Democratic lawmakers acknowledged the obvious: It's very challenging for Jewish or politically vulnerable Democrats to vote against combatting antisemitism.despite a feeling it's being shoved down their throats in a process that doesn't account for how necessary they are.
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