These 70 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against a bill to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 17:12

Rep. Jerry Nadler, a prominent Jewish Democrat, opposed the bill. — Rep. Jerry Nadler, the most senior Jewish House Democrat, spoke out against the bill ahead of its passage.
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The House passed a bill to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses.
70 House Democrats voted against it, including the longest-serving Jewish House Democrat.
That's because the bill defines some criticisms of Israel as being antisemitic.

The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday designed to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses.

The bill sailed through by a 320-91 bipartisan vote, with 70 House Democrats and 21 House Republicans voting against it.

Lawmakers who voted against the bill aren't necessarily supportive of antisemitism, or opposed to efforts to curb it. Rather, they had issues with the definition of antisemitism that the bill would mandate.