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On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
However, as the recent events in Charlottesville, which took the life of Heather Heyer and two VA State troopers, have reminded us, extremists radicalized by foreign terrorist groups are not the only terrorists with the capacity and the will to target and kill American citizens.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters emphasizes the threat of domestic terrorism alongside foreign influences.

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