On the recordJune 25, 2020
Before yielding, I just point out, I can't believe the chairman of the Judiciary Committee would utter such a statement on the House floor, but he said, ``Imaginary things like antifa.'' They are not imaginary; they are real. And if you don't believe me, go talk to Andy Ngo, the journalist in Portland who was attacked by antifa, who the President of the United States designated as a terrorist organization. And to have the chair of the Judiciary Committee on the House floor say these words: ``Imaginary things like antifa''? They are far from imaginary. And there are people in every major city in this country who know that, and yet the chair of the Judiciary Committee just made that statement. That is scary. So when we say we weren't consulted and they talk about--when you have that kind of attitude, we had good, thoughtful amendments in that committee. No, no, no, we can't deal with it, because their attitude is antifa is imaginary. It is far from that. Go ask that journalist in Portland, who just a year ago was beaten up by these individuals. That is ridiculous. I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot).
