{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-murphy-britt-rosen-capito-call-for-increased-funding-to-nonprofit-security-grant-program", "Booker, Murphy, Britt, Rosen, Capito Call for Increased Funding to Nonprofit Security Grant Program", "2023-10-11", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Amid heightened concerns about the safety and security of the American Jewish community following this weekend\u2019s attacks on Israel, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) on Tuesday called for additional funding for FEMA\u2019s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to be included in any supplemental funding package Congress may consider. The NSGP, which is funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations, including synagogues and other places of worship, that are at high risk of terrorist attack.\n\n\u201cThe harrowing images coming out of Israel and the rising toll of confirmed deaths and number of civilians being held hostage by Hamas -- including American citizens -- are devastating and remind us that we cannot ignore the rise in antisemitism around the world or here at home. It\u2019s crucial that we take every precaution to keep all of our religious communities safe. In addition to providing security assistance to Israel, Congress should increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which provides important resources to safeguard nonprofits that are at an increased risk of violence, including Jewish houses of worship and other religious-affiliated groups across the country,\u201d said Senator Booker.\n\n\u201cThe horrific images and videos we are seeing out of Israel are unspeakable, and I am doing everything in my power to ensure Israel gets the support it needs to defend itself. As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, I am also focused on making sure our Jewish community at home is protected from a potential rise in anti-Semitic threats. As Congress considers emergency supplemental legislation in the coming weeks, we must include increased funding for DHS\u2019s Nonprofit Security Grant Program to help safeguard the Jewish Community here at home,\u201d said Senator Murphy.\n\n\u201cThe barbaric attacks on innocent children, women, and men in Israel are heartbreaking and stomach-turning. Now more than ever, we must be unequivocally strong in our response and unreservedly clear in our purpose. As I work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the days, weeks, and months ahead to ensure Israel has everything it needs to defend itself with overwhelming force, we must also vigilantly guard against terrorism and the forces of hate here at home. I support robust funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to help secure our homeland and keep our families, places of worship, and communities safe,\u201d said Senator Britt.\n\n\u201cThe hearts of all Americans are shattered after seeing Hamas\u2019s deadly terrorist attacks on Israel. As we witness a surge in antisemitic activity worldwide, we must make sure that Jewish Americans are protected from the threat of antisemitism,\u201d said Senator Rosen. \u201cAs co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, I\u2019m working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to increase funding for the life-saving Nonprofit Security Grant Program. This critical funding ensures that synagogues, community centers, and other nonprofits have the resources needed to protect themselves from targeted violence.\u201d\n\n\u201cThroughout my time on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, I have seen and learned about the need so many have for funds through this program. Ensuring its inclusion in a supplemental further confirms our commitment to the safety and security for communities of faith, particularly synagogues across the nation that are too often the target of threats,\u201d said Senator Capito.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-murphy-britt-rosen-capito-call-for-increased-funding-to-nonprofit-security-grant-program"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5987809747457504, "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"}