Speaker Johnson And Leader Jeffries Host House Memorial Vigil For Sarah Milgrim And Yaron Lischinsky

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Former U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) speaks "It has sanitized heat. There is a straight line from the demonization of Israel. The dangerous lies that people peddle about the one Jewish state to the anti-Semitic violence that impacts real people. We are grateful for everything Congress is doing right now in a bipartisan manner to bolster security for our community, but that cannot be the total answer. It just isn't normal for any group in America to have to pray and gather and mourn behind armed guards, checkpoints and metal detectors. No community in America should have to live like this. But this is reality for the entirety of the American Jewish community" as Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and members of Congress listen during a memorial vigil hosted by Johnson and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) outside of the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The vigil was held for two Israeli embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, who were shot and killed as they left the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 21. (Footage by Alex Wong/Getty Images)