{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=226", "Rep. Becca Balint Votes \u201cNo\u201d on H.R. 6090", "2024-05-01", "2024", "2024-05", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Becca Balint", "B001318", "balint.house.gov", "balint", "https://balint.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement on H.R. 6090:\n\n\u201cThe steady rise of antisemitism is dangerous and deeply disturbing. As the grandchild of a man killed in the Holocaust, I never thought I would see this dramatic increase in antisemitism in my country in my lifetime. It\u2019s critical we work to tackle this hatred with real, effective action. Unfortunately, HR. 6090 is not that. It\u2019s a misguided, ineffective attempt at getting to the root of this issue. The antisemitism so many American Jews face is not abstract. I\u2019ve heard from many Vermonters and Jewish friends across the country that they are scared - scared to go to synagogue and observe holidays. Their children are afraid to be identified as Jewish. This shocks and sickens me.\n\n\u201cWe must work diligently to ensure antisemitism, and hate of any kind, cannot survive in America. We must also support freedom of speech. Criticism of Israel and its devastating campaign in Gaza is not by itself antisemitic. Attacking Jews for being Jewish, however, is overtly antisemitic and is exactly what so many are facing right now. Today\u2019s bill would be a violation of the Civil Rights Act. And adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance\u2019s definition would equate protected political speech with unprotected discrimination, risking the Department of Education\u2019s efforts to combat discrimination.\u201d\n\n\u201cAddressing rising antisemitism requires serious action \u2013 not performative bills that attempt to score political points instead of confronting the clear and present threats to Jewish Americans. \u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://balint.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=226"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.020384021103382, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}