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Rep. Sara Jacobs, the youngest Jewish Member of Congress, penned an op-ed for MSNBC about why she won’t attend Prime Minister Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress today, citing the Israeli military’s campaign that has reportedly left more than 39,000 Palestinians dead and hasn’t made Israel any safer. Read Rep. Sara Jacobs’ Op-Ed Here In part, Rep. Sara Jacobs wrote: “It’s never easy being Jewish in today’s world, but the past 10 months have been especially excruciating. Like millions of Jew…  Continue Reading

Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation to extend federal funding passed through the American Rescue Plan for students experiencing homelessness. Since the pandemic, child and youth homelessness has increased by at least 16%, creating a greater and pressing need for targeted support for students experiencing homelessness. Last school year, nearly 18,500 San …  Continue Reading

Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bicameral Support for Peace Act, which would permanently establish the Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) at the State Department.  The Negotiations Support Unit’s team of peace process, reconciliation, and negotiation experts provide support to U.S. diplomats at every stage of peace processes and complex political negotiations - from strategic planning through implementation - in dozens of countries, including Sudan, Ethiopia, Y…  Continue Reading