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.
Bennie Thompson
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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been a prominent voice in Congress on issues related to homeland security, having served as the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on various aspects of national security and has been an advocate for addressing threats posed by terrorism and drug cartels.
I urge my colleagues to focus on the facts and use their power and influence to combat dangerous, deadly, far-right violence.
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.
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.
The virtually unregulated guns circulating in our communities are threats to homeland security and to law enforcement lives.
Not only did the former President fail to condemn far right groups and ideologies, he allowed them to flourish.
Mr. Chairman, historical data makes clear that far-right extremists, particularly white supremacists, are a clear and present threat to the homeland security.
My heart goes out to the victims and families of those murdered in an apparent right-wing extremist shooting in Allen, Texas.
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