I want to thank all of our witnesses for really a remarkable presentation. It was edifying and educational for us.

this transparently political argument depends on theories of guilt by association, and collective guilt, and mass punishment that are totally antithetical to our notions of individual responsibility and also democratic representation in…

I am a huge champion of the Metro. I was growing up here when it as built, and so I went to my first party on the Metro.

I don't know what Vladimir Putin is calling Pravda these days, but if he sends state news to get involved with someone's campaign, it doesn't give me any comfort that that person is acting as a journalist for a foreign state actor.

I thank the floor leader for her leadership on this. Our colleague from Arizona chides us because we campaigned on healthcare. We campaigned on healthcare, proudly, and we are defending preexisting conditions coverage against every effort…

I want to say I am a strong supporter of the Second amendment too as properly interpreted by the Supreme Court in Heller v. District of Columbia.

I mean, is it better for us to err on the side of caution in terms of thinking about this?

I think H.R. 4 amply does that.

the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act which was so badly damaged by the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder.

the act mobilized Federal power to protect the fundamental right to vote against political White supremacy.

The other main option, though, and one which has been very heavily underutilized is, under current law, Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act allows for bail-in.

the preclearance requirement ensured that proven racist jurisdictions would bear the burden of proving that any changes to their voting laws were not discriminatory.

I think it was abominable, myself.

I am not a fan of the Shelby County decision, but its legal rule is simple enough: Congressional action has to be reasonably related to current conditions.

After Shelby County, the existing tools to defend against this discrimination are insufficient. But Congress can and should fix the damage Shelby County created well within the rules Shelby County handed down.

I don't think they have to be under Boerne, I think each of those are actually tailored to Congress's enforcement authority.

Our failure to properly allocate resources to target racial terror is costing lives.

FBI Director Wray testified earlier this year that the vast majority of racially motivated violent attacks in this country are committed by white supremacists.

Mr. Raskin. Thank you very much, Representative Norton.

We need NCTC fully in the game with respect to violent white supremacy.

It's time for the U.S. Government to take a hard look at designating foreign white supremacist groups.

It is long past due, and I hope it reflects the seriousness and the magnitude of the threat.

Is it important for public figures and Members of Congress to identify and to name the problem?

The problem of violent white supremacy in America is obviously not newly minted, it is the Nation's original sin.

I resist the suggestion that our hearing is something that doesn't matter, and that it's somehow a distraction from truly important business.