Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021. We are at an important crossroads in this country. With white supremacy on the rise and violent extremists fueling each other's bigotry and hate, we are seeing an alarming increase in domestic terrorism fueled by this hatred. A recent analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies showed that in 2020, domestic terrorism in America was at its highest level since information started being collected nearly 30 years ago. In 2019, Michael McGarrity, Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI stated that, ``racially motivated violent extremists are responsible for the majority of lethal attacks and fatalities perpetrated by domestic terrorists since 2000.'' Mr. Speaker, we are talking about the safety and security of every American, and the targeting of already marginalized groups. We also witnessed this just days ago in Buffalo, when a self- proclaimed white supremacist, fascist, and anti-Semite targeted the Black community, murdering ten victims in a supermarket. We saw this last year in Atlanta when a gunman attacked Asian women in spas. We saw it in the bomb threats at HBCUs and Jewish synagogues, and as terrorists have attacked Black churches, synagogues, and Sikh temples. We keep seeing it over and over again. Congress needs to act. We can start today by passing the bipartisan Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act.…”