Through educational programming, Jewish American History Month will help raise the awareness of a people, their history and contributions. It will help combat anti-Semitism, a phenomenon that is on the rise and that unfortunately still exists in our Nation.

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Rather than proposing a forward-looking energy initiative, House Republicans continue to push Big Oil's tired...

Rather than proposing a forward-looking energy initiative, House Republicans continue to push Big Oil's tired...

Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent,...

Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent,...

Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per...

Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per...

I was proud to witness American Jewish organizations found the Save Darfur Coalition in June...

I was proud to witness American Jewish organizations found the Save Darfur Coalition in June...

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having...

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having...

As a first generation Jewish American, I have witnessed firsthand Jewish immigrants who have come...

As a first generation Jewish American, I have witnessed firsthand Jewish immigrants who have come...

As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it...

As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it...

Handcuffing the ability of states and localities to develop clean fuels in the cheapest possible...

Handcuffing the ability of states and localities to develop clean fuels in the cheapest possible...

We need a vibrant Medicaid program and strategies to expand affordable access to health care...

We need a vibrant Medicaid program and strategies to expand affordable access to health care...

And we've also had now the speaker of the Parliament in Iraq using blatantly anti-Semitic...

And we've also had now the speaker of the Parliament in Iraq using blatantly anti-Semitic...

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

The House Republican leadership has simply run out of ideas.

Because the Bush Administration will set no timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from...

Because the Bush Administration will set no timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from...

As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur,...

As a Jew I cannot sit idle while genocidal atrocities continue to unfold in Darfur,...

There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop...

There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop...

As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it...

As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it...

Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal...

Like other important immigrant communities, the Jewish experience in the United States represents the ideal...

Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care...

Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care...

If you look at the U.S. government data, our own data, there is as much...

If you look at the U.S. government data, our own data, there is as much...

In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites...

In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites...

Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those...

Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those...