From the Chicago Sun-Times:

House Resolution 798

A Nov. 2 vote on a GOP-authored resolution, “condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff,” passed with 396 yes votes, 23 no and 14 not voting.

Of the 23 no votes, four came from Illinois Democrats: Garcia, Ramirez, Jackson and Lauren Underwood.

Underwood’s no vote on the Jewish student measure surprised and angered some supporters. In the wake of the backlash, Underwood has met several times with longtime Jewish Democratic backers who were stunned by her vote.

Underwood’s district includes Plainfield, where the Palestinian American and Muslim youth was stabbed to death Oct. 14.

Underwood underscored in a Sun-Times interview what she said in a Nov. 29 statement. “Unequivocally,” she said, “antisemitism is wrong in all forms and all places.” Campuses “have a responsibility to make sure that they create a safe space for all students,” she added.

“I also believe that there is no room for Islamophobia and the hatred and bigotry that is being directed toward Muslim people in our community,” creating “real fear” of “discrimination and the real sense of physical threat,” Underwood said.

Asked why she voted no, Underwood said “this was a flawed Republican resolution” which was “written by individuals who are holding up aid to Israel, and that’s a political game. This resolution was written by people who are part of a Republican majority that are loyalists to Donald Trump and, you know, are affiliated with white supremacists who unleashed these attacks and these waves of antisemitism that we’ve seen around the country.

“And these are the same individuals who are affiliated with people who tried to overthrow the government,” said Underwood. This is not, she said, a “good faith articulation of what’s going on in the moment. And so I voted no.”