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Rubio and Scott Go to Bat for Holocaust Survivors and Their Heirs

October 21, 2019 - 6:00am
Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
Marco Rubio and Rick Scott

Florida’s two U.S. senators are teaming up with U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., to bring back a bill helping Holocaust survivors and their heirs with insurance claims. 

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., are championing the “Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act.” Rubio had worked with then U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who lost to Scott last year, and now retired U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., in recent years on the bill. 

After World War Two, many Holocaust victims’ families and survivors filed insurance claims only to find them rejected due to a lack of paperwork including death certificates and policy papers which were often seized or destroyed by the Nazis and their allies. The bill from Rubio, Nelson and Rosen would make insurance companies reveal Holocaust-era policyholders and permit  “beneficiaries of Holocaust insurance policies and their heirs to bring suits in U.S. courts to recover any proceeds under the policies to which they may be entitled.”

The senators weighed in on the bill towards the end of last week. 

“The Holocaust remains humanity’s darkest hour, leaving a permanent stain on history for all nations,” Rubio said. “We must continue to do everything we can to support survivors and their families. A large number of Holocaust-era insurance claims remain unpaid, and Congress must act to ensure that survivors can have their day in court to retrieve the amount their families are rightfully owed.”

“Never Again means never forgetting those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. I’m proud to cosponsor this bipartisan legislation which will help empower survivors and their families,” Rosen said. “Whether it’s increasing funding for the Holocaust Survivor Assistance program or improving access to health care services for Holocaust survivors experiencing trauma, I will continue working to provide Holocaust survivors with full support and enable them to live their lives with the dignity and care they deserve.”

“The Holocaust is more than a history lesson; it is a stark reminder that evil and hate exist in this world,” Scott said. “As governor of Florida, I took a stand against discrimination and prohibited state agencies and local governments from contracting with companies boycotting Israel, because supporting Israel should never be a partisan issue. And as U.S. senator, I will continue to support Israel and take action against those who wish to do them harm. I’m proud to work with Senator Rubio to introduce the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act as we continue to do everything in our power to support the survivors and their families. Our memory and support of all of those who suffered must never weaken.” 

“For so many years, we Holocaust survivors have felt abandoned and forgotten. We are grateful to Senators Rubio, Rosen, and Scott for filing this important legislation to require insurers who profited from the Holocaust to finally be accountable. We pray the rest of the Senate and the House will listen to us and restore our rights and dignity,” said David Schaecter, a Miami resident who is the president of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA.

“We have been fighting to be able to find the truth about our families’ insurance policies for more than 20 years. It is unthinkable that Holocaust Survivors, including many who are also veterans of the U.S. military, are second class citizens today. We are grateful that Senators Rubio, Rosen, and Scott will be pushing for legislation to ensure that we are able to reclaim our family legacies,” said David Mermelstein, the president of the Holocaust Survivors of Miami-Dade County.

The bill was sent to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last week.  

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Rubio and Scott should take a very long walk off of a very short pier!

They should be more concerned with the insurance problems here in Florida, from what I hear, people are still rebuilding from hurricane Michael and having trouble with insurance companies honoring their agreements. These 2 are a pair, when are they moving to Tel Aviv permanently.

Florida is in the top two or three highest insurance premium states in the union - and insurance corporatists have been one of the most favored among the Republicans most favored monied special interests that the party has been slavishly catering to for their past 22 years in power here.

You are probably correct, yet I suspect that a Democrat majority would not behave any different. Politicians are like leopards who can change their spots, depending on what they are eating. Greed for money transcends all political stripes. People in politics are neither Democrat or Republican, they merely assume the political guise in order to profit while in government service. In order to climb the political ladder politicians will cater to any moneyed interest that will help them up the ladder of power.

Mickey, you are spot on.

Why are we dealing with another country's injustices? If we pay German reparation to Holocausts survivors, we should pay US reparation to slaves. And why would we pay heirs? How far back do we go? Do we include other injustices or just this one?

Read the article, schmuck. “We” are not paying reparations.

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