Nancy Mace

I mean, antifa is real. It is not a myth. I have been a victim of some of the anarchist antifa type of activity, violence, whatever you want to call it.

Under the anti-government category or subcategory of domestic terrorism, would that include groups like antifa or Black Lives Matter folks who commit violence or acts of domestic terrorism?

Yes, I would love that.

I feel like we ought to know the number, the answer to that.

I was actually kind of shocked to discover there was not a lot of good data out there that I could find on domestic terrorism.

I wholeheartedly support this effort to combat domestic terrorism threats.

We must ensure any plan to combat domestic terrorism includes protections of fundamental rights and liberties guaranteed by our Constitution.

The threats we face today, whether or foreign, are real.

There is no room for racism in Charleston, in South Carolina, or our country.

We will not bend to their will, and we will not succumb to fear.

Americans of all color, races, nationalities, and religions deserve to live in a country where they can sleep safe at night.

It is an honor to be here and an honor to work on the Civil Rights and Civil Liabilities Subcommittee with you on Oversight.

I would argue that Texas has a more difficult problem with getting women out to vote than Black and brown and African Americans.

The latest numbers that I read this morning was that Texas is ranked 10th.

Seventy-two percent.

Fifty-three percent.

Do you know what percentage of Blacks in Texas, Black and brown African Americans, are registered to vote?

Do you need an ID to open a bank account?

Do you need an ID in Texas if you are going to board an aircraft and fly commercial?

Do you need an ID to rent an apartment in Texas?

Do you need an ID to get social security services in Texas?

Do you need an ID in Texas to buy cigarettes?

I voted to move someone like Wade Hampton, who encouraged the murder of over 150 Black South Carolinians during his run for Governor.

I recently took a vote to move statues, like Supreme Court Justice Taney, removing his bust out of the Capitol Rotunda because he wrote the Dred Scott opinion.

I represent the 1st congressional District of South Carolina, and South Carolina has had its own history, very bad history, with black South Carolinians, Black and brown and African-Americans.