Matt Rosendale: “Forgive me if I don't trust a Federal agency to be policing a community and using their discretion about who may or may…”

“Forgive me if I don't trust a Federal agency to be policing a community and using their discretion about who may or may not be committing a crime in the future. My gosh, we have just witnessed the FBI conducting surveillance on Catholics because they were attending Latin masses. We watched them conduct surveillance on parents because they dared attempt to attend school board meetings. Now we are going to unleash the Federal agencies to conduct surveillance on people who might own a firearm, who may not own a firearm, who might commit a crime in the future, and they are going to be the sole judge of that? The people across Montana will not support that. They will not tolerate that, and this amendment deems to get rid of an agency that is trying to do those exact kinds of acts. I ask my colleagues to please support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rosendale). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”