Overview
- Museum records provided to the New York Post indicate Bernie Sanders has not attended any Holocaust Memorial Council meetings since his 2007 appointment to the body, which meets twice a year.
- Roughly a dozen council members sent a bipartisan letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer asking that Sanders be replaced with a more active participant.
- Signers cited both Sanders’ long-term nonattendance and his September statement accusing Israel of committing genocide, saying the council needs members who support the museum’s mission.
- Sanders and Senate leaders did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and reporting notes the Senate pro tempore may also have authority to facilitate a replacement.
- Other Senate appointees have spotty records but not to the same extent, with Sen. Jacky Rosen attending two of the last ten meetings and Sen. Tim Scott missing the last thirteen after prior appearances, while one Senate-designated seat is vacant.