Reps. Elise Stefanik, Josh Gottheimer launch bipartisan congressional caucus to confront campus antisemitism
Stefanik is joining Josh Gottheimer to launch a caucus focused on addressing antisemitism at colleges.

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Reps. Elise Stefanik and Josh Gottheimer are launching a bipartisan caucus to address antisemitism at colleges. The group says it will coordinate oversight, support Jewish campus communities and track related federal legislation.
Reps. Elise Stefanik and Josh Gottheimer are launching the Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus. Their offices said it will coordinate oversight of how colleges respond to antisemitism, press schools to protect Jewish students and staff, and share practices from campuses they say are responding effectively.
Gottheimer said Jewish students have faced harassment and intimidation on campuses since the October 7 attack in Israel. Stefanik described herself as a congressional leader on combating antisemitism and anti-Americanism at colleges and called Gottheimer a leading partner on the issue.
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