Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, leader of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Tuesday urged members of Congress to increase funding for a federal program that helps houses of worship improve security.
Rabbi Cytron-Walker, who was held hostage by a British gunman with three congregants last month, testified during a joint hearing by the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery and Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
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