Hoyer Statement on the Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue
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For Immediate Release:
October 27, 2018
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Mariel Saez 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA:
“I am horrified by today’s shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. I am praying for the victims and their families and the first responders at the scene.
“As a nation, we need to confront the truth that words have consequences. The fact that we have seen a rise in hate-fueled violence in conjunction with the use of anti-Semitic and other racist rhetoric in our politics cannot be ignored. I would hope that the President and others who have sought to divide our country by race and faith would apologize for doing so and make it absolutely clear that such words have no place in our national life.”
“The President’s suggestion that Americans need to worship under armed guard is absurd. We must address the ease by which someone can obtain the most dangerous weapons of war and use them to commit mass violence in this country.”
“I am horrified by today’s shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. I am praying for the victims and their families and the first responders at the scene.
“As a nation, we need to confront the truth that words have consequences. The fact that we have seen a rise in hate-fueled violence in conjunction with the use of anti-Semitic and other racist rhetoric in our politics cannot be ignored. I would hope that the President and others who have sought to divide our country by race and faith would apologize for doing so and make it absolutely clear that such words have no place in our national life.”
“The President’s suggestion that Americans need to worship under armed guard is absurd. We must address the ease by which someone can obtain the most dangerous weapons of war and use them to commit mass violence in this country.”