Bennie Thompson

Our immigration system has been broken for decades and we must continue to work to address the problems that plague this system.

While my Republican colleagues may be disappointed with the lack of chaos at the border, the administration's actions led to a dramatic decrease in encounters with migrants.

Migrants have the legal right to request protection under U.S. law, and I am glad to see we have transitioned back to regular immigration policy.

We are here today to discuss the Department's readiness for the end of Title 42.

Under the Biden administration and Democratic leadership in Congress, the United States has made heavy investments in technology, industry, and supply chains to prevent the CCP from achieving its goal of undermining the U.S. economy.

Democrats have worked hard to deter the Chinese Communist Party's security and economic aggression by out-competing China, investing in innovation and resilience, and promoting democratic values.

This is a strategic competition between U.S. democratic values and Chinese authoritarianism.

The U.S. Government must communicate to the American people the CCP's ambitions to expand and modernize its military, develop strategic technologies and digital infrastructure globally, and to exert its influence with the aim of…

We owe it to communities like Buffalo and Allen to do more than send thoughts and prayers. We need to take meaningful action to make people safer.

I urge my colleagues to focus on the facts and use their power and influence to combat dangerous, deadly, far-right violence.

Mr. Chairman, historical data makes clear that far-right extremists, particularly white supremacists, are a clear and present threat to the homeland security.

Not only did the former President fail to condemn far right groups and ideologies, he allowed them to flourish.

Every single Republican opposed my amendment.

To be clear, Democrats condemn violence in every form, ideology-motivated or otherwise.

At worst, it is a shameful attempt to whitewash and deflect attention from inaction on gun violence and a threat posed by far-right extremist groups.

At best, today's hearing is a missed opportunity to conduct meaningful oversight over how the Government is combating the disturbing trend in right-wing violence.

Marking the anniversary of the Buffalo supermarket shooting with a hearing on left-wing extremism displays a shocking lack of sensitivity to the scores of individuals harmed by far-right violence.

My heart goes out to the victims and families of those murdered in an apparent right-wing extremist shooting in Allen, Texas.

I want to condemn the hateful violence we saw yesterday when two Congressional staffers... were beaten with a baseball bat while at work in Virginia for Congressman Gerald Connolly.

Protecting the homeland ultimately means protecting the people who live here, which is what the brave men and women who serve in law enforcement do every day.

The virtually unregulated guns circulating in our communities are threats to homeland security and to law enforcement lives.

We need strong, common-sense gun law in every State, not only to protect children, but also to protect you, our law enforcement.

We must do more to protect our homeland, our communities, and our officers.

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