Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the U.S. House voted on a Resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The resolution passed by a vote of 407 to 23. Congressman Randy Weber (R – Friendswood) released the following statement:

“Anti-Semitism is completely abhorrent. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s behavior is unacceptable and inexcusable. The fact that we are here again, only a few weeks after a round of anti-Semitic tweets, shows insincerity in her apology, only made following public outcry. We’ve given her more than enough chances.

“This resolution wasn’t as strong as I would like. In a Democrat attempt to protect Omar, the resolution failed to mention her by name and watered down a very important and powerful message – anti-Semitism is wrong in all forms. I agree with some of my Democrat colleagues that this resolution should have focused specifically on the issue of anti-Semitism as it arises from a need to rebuke comments made by a fellow member.

“Allow me to add, if we insist on discussing all hatred, then anti-Christian bias should have been included. As the highest deliberative body in the land, it is incumbent upon Members of Congress to take a stand. I voted for the resolution today because I choose to stand with my colleagues in the House to say that hatred is always, unequivocally wrong and must never be allowed to flourish.”

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On February 27, 2019, Representative Randy Weber (R-TX) joined Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in re-launching the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism in the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress.