House Republicans Avoid Voting on a Resolution Stating That the Holocaust Targeted Jews

The following article by Osita Nwanevu was posted on the Slate website February 7, 2017:

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House Republicans blocked a resolution advanced by Democrats on Tuesday declaring that Jews were the primary victims of the Holocaust. From the Washington Examiner:

Led by [House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe] Crowley, Democrats tried to force the House to vote on the resolution he introduced last week calling on the White House “to affirm that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust.” More than 100 House Democrats co-sponsored the measure. Continue reading “House Republicans Avoid Voting on a Resolution Stating That the Holocaust Targeted Jews”