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Dan Goldman Calls For Increase In Funding For Nonprofit Security Grants Amidst Rise In Antisemitism
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6/9/2025
On the House floor, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) decried the rise of antisemitism and called for an increase in funding for the nonprofit security grant program.
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I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
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I want to thank my friend and colleague from New Jersey for introducing this resolution
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that gets right to the heart of a scary rise of violence against Jewish Americans.
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The rise in anti-Semitism since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas has been jarring,
00:29
unsettling, and incredibly scary for the Jewish community.
00:36
And in the last two months, there have been three incidents of outright violence.
00:42
The arson at Governor Shapiro's home on Passover, the murder in front of the Capitol Jewish Museum
00:50
of two Israeli embassy workers, young Jews, just about to get engaged and begin their lives together
01:00
solely because they were Jewish.
01:04
And last weekend, a horrific attack with Molotov cocktails on a peacefully marching group,
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bringing attention to the fact that there remain 56 hostages in horrific conditions in captivity
01:23
of a terrorist group in Gaza.
01:28
Mr. Van Drew's resolution accurately recounts these facts, accurately cites and refers to the anti-Semitism
01:41
that has risen in America and boldly condemns it, as we all should, because hate of any kind
01:50
has no place in this country.
01:53
The numbers are startling.
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In the American Defamation League's audit of 2024, there was a record 9,354 recorded anti-Semitic incidents,
02:08
1,700 of which targeted Jewish institutions, and this is the highest number ever recorded
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in the 46 years of this audit.
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And as the co-chair of the Bipartisan Anti-Semitism Task Force here in the House of Representatives,
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I applaud Mr. Van Drew and join with him in condemning these attacks in bringing light to what is a new phase
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of anti-Semitism in this country and one that is incredibly scary that includes violence and murder.
02:44
All that being said, I note that today my Republican colleagues introduced an appropriations bill
02:55
that proposes $305 million for the nonprofit security grants, which is the program that provides security
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funding to all nonprofit organizations in the United States who apply and are granted them,
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and that includes Jewish houses of worship, Jewish organizations, Jewish community institutions.
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I join 132 of my colleagues to demand that we increase last year's funding of over $400 million,
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because with this new violence, the need for security for every single Jewish institution has skyrocketed.
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And I'm deeply disappointed that the Republican majority has introduced a bill that would only fund $305 million,
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which is the same amount as fiscal year 2023 before October 7th,
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before this sudden and dramatic rise in anti-Semitism, and before the recent violence against Jewish people.
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And so I would ask my friend from New Jersey and my Republican colleagues to please reconsider.
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If you believe this resolution, as I know you do, then let's put literally our money where our mouth is,
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because Jewish institutions need our help to be secure, and $305 million is not going to cut it.
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I reserve the balance of my time.
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I'm in reserve
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I'm in reserve
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