National Politics

Van Duyne Shares Bipartisan Effort to Protect Houses of Worship

Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R) recently shared her bipartisan effort to obtain funding for the protection of houses of worship.

The congresswoman, who represents North Texas, was joined by fellow Texas Representative Colin Allred (D) in getting the funding.

Rep. Van Duyne stated her intentions to try to stop the violence and hateful attacks, specifically those that are attacking someone for their religion.

“After an extremist held four people hostage in the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, it became clear that we needed to do more to keep our houses of worship safe.”

“I led a successful bipartisan effort to increase security grant funding for nonprofits and houses of worship and am pleased to share that we secured nearly $8 million in security grants to keep Texans safe from future hate-based and religious-based attacks,” continued Rep. Van Duyne.

The Texas lawmaker made claims to voters that she would stand against antisemitism and protect freedom of religion.

“I will ALWAYS fight against antisemitism and to protect our religious freedom.”

There has been an uptick in anti-semitism and anti-Semitic rhetoric over the past few years, with many of the attacks being violent.

“The threats are not decreasing. We're only seeing an increase,” said Rep. Van Duyne.

The Texas representative expressed her desire for there to one day be no need for grants aimed at stopping hate-filled attacks.

“That’s what we’re all striving for, is that we’re not going to have a need for these grants. But until we’re seeing this decrease and still until we’re seeing the security increase, we’re going to continue to support these types of programs.”

In other news, former president Donald Trump (R) and 18 allies have been indicted in Georgia for their alleged role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

His allies include former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Trump administration Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and Trump attorney and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

The defendants have been accused of creating a “criminal racketeering” enterprise to overturn the results of the election in the state of Georgia.

Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith is a writer and recent graduate, majoring in English.

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