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Boulder, Colorado Attack

Floor Speech

Date: June 2, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, yet again, I am here to draw attention and to condemn another outrageous attack that was aimed at the Jewish community here in the United States--specifically, Boulder, CO.

Yesterday, a deranged individual took a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to attack individuals marching for the release of Israeli hostages held by the terrorist group Hamas. This deranged individual allegedly yelled the words ``free Palestine.'' He yelled this during the attack.

Reporting suggests that the individual may have overstayed his visa that the Biden administration gave him and was then in the country illegally.

This is the third high-profile attack on the Jewish community in the last 2 months. This sort of hate is completely unacceptable in our society, and, of course, we all know it needs to stop.

I commend FBI Director Patel for quickly responding and launching a full investigation into this targeted attack. I trust that the FBI and law enforcement will do their job and swiftly find justice for these victims.

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