I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. All postcloture time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Young nomination? The…

I believe the hearings in this committee today represent an important step toward preserving our Government against those who want to use violence and intimidation to subjugate democratic government to their own preferences.

Even just on Monday of this week, a 22-year-old man from my district affiliated with this group was charged with 2 felony counts related to modifying a semiautomatic weapon.

Whenever we bring up the topic in this committee of additional Federal domestic terrorism law, there are a raft of letters and concerns that come in from civil rights and civil liberties organizations, and, frankly, on both ends of the…

These groups are actively trying to stifle the first amendment rights of others, and to deprive us of our collective right to govern ourselves democratically.

Congressional attention to this problem is vital.

For example, the Paycheck Fairness Act takes us closer to closing the gender pay gap, and the FAMILY Act established a comprehensive national family leave program, and the Child Care for Working Families increased affordable childcare.

I rise in support of Shalanda Young's nomination to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Young is a proven leader, a dedicated public servant with the experience and the expertise needed to tackle the challenges…

we simply cannot allow violence to be normalized as part of our politics.

We respectfully request that Congress assist prosecutors and our law enforcement partners in this effort by dedicating funding and resources to strengthening technical assistance and training as we fight to end the spread of domestic…

I look forward to introducing legislation soon to ensure that DHS has the tools it needs from an intelligence analysis perspective to better understand the threats.

the single greatest threat to our country right now is domestic terrorism.

It is not the Republicans that are doing the demonstrations; it is the left are to stop mining, manufacturing of those resources that produce the alternatives.

Never in my life did I think that the training I went through in war zones would be necessary here at home, let alone in the U.S. Capitol where I come to work every day.

I am always arguing that we should have our primary start with Michigan instead of Iowa or New Hampshire

As Federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to make sure they have the resources and support they need to tackle this threat--whether in the form of intelligence sharing or through material support.

There is nothing political about protecting Americans from violence in our communities.

These plotters weren't affiliated with al-Qaeda or ISIS; they didn't hail from a war-torn region halfway around the world--they were Americans.