AGUDAH ACROSS AMERICA
WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE
Successfully Advocated For:
Israel and Jewish Security – Advocated for the security of Israel, and communicated with foreign embassies when Jewish safety and religious rights overseas were threatened.
Religious Liberty – Worked to address religious liberty issues in health care reform, in the workplace and in regard to federal food and nutrition programs.
Education and Religious Institutions – Lobbied for increased funding for education, security, and disaster relief and for strong benefits for “charitable giving”
Agudath Israel receives
2016 Community Partner Award
from the TSA
Talking to Senators Schumer and
Cardin about Israel and Iran
With US Secretary
of Education Betsy DeVos
Meeting with
Vice President
Mike Pence at
the White House
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This past Friday the U.S Department of Justice issued a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio expressing concern over the double standard seen in New York City in regards to freedom of religion.
The letter, signed by […]
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Agudath Israel Welcomes New Flexibility on Paycheck Loans
The Senate yesterday passed legislation extending and expanding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a key component of the federal government’s response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. The action follows the House’s passage of the bill last month, […]
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