Our voices as Members of Congress need to be used to soothe rather than to inflame.
No form--no form--of extremism should ever be tolerated, period.
I think there is support for legislation along those lines on the Republican and the Democratic side.
There is no question in my mind that the rhetoric inflamed and turned the boiling water from a hot pot of water to overflowing.
The normalization of violence and threats affects their willingness to remain in office, and it could discourage others from entering public...
It is incumbent upon all of us to be mindful of what that rhetoric can do and what it did in this case.
I believe that shutting down domestic violent extremists may prove far more difficult.
My advice is to avoid the terrorism as much as possible and base prosecutions on existing criminal offenses.
Many, including my fellow panel members here, are arguing for a domestic terrorism statute.
But we must work together to find solutions--our democracy and American lives are at stake.
We can't play politics with National security.