Suozzi Meets with UJA-Federation of New York; Promotes the “Never Again Education Act” and Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitism and Hate Speech

On Sunday, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens), met with the UJA-Federation of New York and expressed his strong support for The Never Again Education Act as well as, speak out against anti-Semitism and all forms of hate. The organization combats anti-Semitism and white nationalism in New York, across the United States, and around the world.

The Never Again Education Act is a bipartisan bill that will create a new grant program at the U.S. Department of Education to give teachers across the United States the resources and training necessary to teach our nation’s children the important lessons of the Holocaust and the horrific consequences of hate and intolerance.

“White nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism in America are very real. It is a growing threat to our nation. We must rally together to combat hateful rhetoric and actions,” said Suozzi. “The United States was founded on the basic principle that all people are created equal. Fighting intolerance and bigotry is, and has always been, deeply personal to me.”

Suozzi, a Vice-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, has been a fierce advocate for The Never Again Education Act and has helped secure bipartisan support for the legislation. Now that this legislation has more than 290 cosponsors, it must be brought to a vote on the House floor due to new rules that Congressman Suozzi and the Problem Solvers negotiated with House Leadership at the start of the 116th Congress. Suozzi, along with fellow Vice-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), filmed a bipartisan video in support of The Never Again Education Act. Please click here to see the video.

The rise of hate in America is of enormous concern to Suozzi. Last year, the Anti-Defamation League reported a 182 percent increase in incidents of the distribution of white supremacist propaganda.

This is a problem, both locally and nationally. This weekend, racist graffiti was found at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, a refuge of peace, tolerance, and education in Suozzi’s hometown of Glen Cove. “I will fight hate from my hometown to Washington DC,” said Suozzi.

On November 19, the Southern Poverty Law Center exposed that a Senior Advisor to President Trump, Stephen Miller, promoted white nationalist publications and racist conspiracy theories to influence White House policy and news coverage of racial politics in America. “That there is someone in a senior position in the White House who would promote such hate, division, and worse, and use it as a basis for the dangerous policies we have seen from this administration is unacceptable. Stephen Miller, and people who share his views, have no place in our government,” stated Suozzi.

“I have always, and will always, fight against hate and intolerance, and will promote legislation like The Never Again Act to combat it’” concluded Suozzi.