U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mario Díaz-Balart, and Jaime Herrera Beutler as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus.
Released the following statement in response to the recent rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States and globally:
“We are deeply concerned about the increasing antisemitic expressions and violence in American streets and globally. We urge U.S. political, civic, and faith leaders to denounce the use of hateful, antisemitic rhetoric which endangers not only the Jewish community but also damages our national social fabric.
“Similar expressions of antisemitism are a problem in Latin America as well, a region hit particularly hard by the pandemic and facing prospects of severe economic and civil decline. We notice with deep concern an erosion of democratic rule, the rise of authoritarianism, and the growing malign influence of China, Russia, and Iran.
“…communities who have faced discrimination and hate must always stand in solidarity.”
“Our Caucus will continue to work to strengthen trilateral ties among the United States, Latin America, and Israel based on shared values and growing common interests. We will continue to build bridges between our nation’s Jewish and Latino communities, for communities who have faced discrimination and hate must always stand in solidarity.”
Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill, and the northwest Bronx.
First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress.
Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities.
He is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves as the Second Vice-Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip.
Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.
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