US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised President Joe Biden’s commitment to combating the surge in antisemitism during a speech on the Senate floor. Schumer specifically applauded the Biden administration’s nomination of Deborah Lipstadt as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. He also commended the administration’s allocation of $1 billion to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which helps protect synagogues, schools, and other potential hate crime targets, and the re-establishment of the White House Jewish Liaison office. Schumer further discussed the Senate’s bipartisan achievements, such as the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, and expressed commitment to passing the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act.
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