Sheila Jackson Lee: “As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of H. Res.…”

“As a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1154, a resolution condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes. QAnon is a movement promoting a collection of unfounded conspiracy theories that have spread widely on the internet since 2017. Whereas, throughout history, conspiracy theories that falsely blame secret cabals or marginalized groups for society's ills have fueled prejudice, genocide, and acts of terrorism. QAnon first gained notoriety with its unfounded, outrageous, and bizarre conspiracy theory alleging that prominent Americans are engaged in a secret plot to control the world, while using their power to exploit children. Qanon has gone on to embrace virtually every popular conspiracy theory of the last several decades, from questioning the truth about the September 11th terrorist attacks, to believing in alien landings, to denying the safety of vaccines. Many QAnon followers express anti-Semitic views, and the Anti- Defamation League has said that the movement's central conspiracy theory includes anti-Semitic elements; Mr. Speaker, history records that conspiracy theories have been a central driver of anti-Semitism for centuries, and QAnon conspiracy theories are fanning the flames as anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States and around the world.…”