Its in the family. Its an injury in the family. We are united. We are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Kennedy i do not think for a moment there dispute the obscenity of their active faith but this will have a long turn turn longterm impact. An unstable nut job with the robust lebron agenda targeted politicians from a party despise and want to. Rodney davis put it well. I believe there is such a hatefulness in what we see in american politics and policy discussions right now. The 24hour news cycle, this is got to stop. This could be the First Political rhetorical terrorist acts. Kennedy make no mistake this was an act of terrorism but at least Bernie Sanders has the courage and good sense to condemn it with the kind of Strong Language moderate muslims were rarely use when discussing islamic terror. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Kennedy i d
Its in the family. Its an injury in the family. We are united. We are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Kennedy i do not think for a moment there dispute the obscenity of their active faith but this will have a long turn turn longterm impact. An unstable nut job with the robust lebron agenda targeted politicians from a party despise and want to. Rodney davis put it well. I believe there is such a hatefulness in what we see in american politics and policy discussions right now. The 24hour news cycle, this is got to stop. This could be the First Political rhetorical terrorist acts. Kennedy make no mistake this was an act of terrorism but at least Bernie Sanders has the courage and good sense to condemn it with the kind of Strong Language moderate muslims were rarely use when discussing islamic terror. Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Kennedy i d
Radically motivated shooting at a Grocery Store in buffalo, new york just last month, many, many attacks have devastated communities across the country. The response of secretary Homeland Security recently launched the new urgent review to assess the departments capabilities to address this rising threat. We are here today to discuss one of those capabilities in depth. Key piece of department Homeland Securitys toolbox has been the targeted violence and terrorism Prevention Grant program, or tvtp. Since 2011, the department has identified the need to partner with local communities to address the growing domestic terrorism threat. In 2016, dhs launched the countering extremist violence prevention program, but tvtp. However, weak management of that Grant Program undermine Homeland Securitys ability to determine the effect of this due to underfunding and concerns about the inherent anti muslim bias and some of that. It eroded trust with minority communities. It is local Community Leaders
A committee on oversight management and accountability will come to order, and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a subcommittee in recess at any point. Im going to start by thanking everyone for joining us today. We are here to discuss a topic thats becoming all too familiar to many of us in every part of this nation. That is domestic terrorism. From the hostage situation at the synagogue in coney ville, texas, earlier this year to the radically motivated shooting at a Grocery Store in buffalo, new york just last month, many, many attacks have devastated communities across the country. The response of secretary Homeland Security recently launched the new urgent review to assess the departments capabilities to address this rising threat. We are here today to discuss one of those capabilities in depth. Key piece of department Homeland Securitys toolbox has been the targeted violence and terrorism Prevention Grant program, or tvtp. Since 2011, the department has identi
Blocking the government from enforcing it. That is the ruling that the administration said it will appeal. What the judge said here is if i dont block it and it is later found to be illegal, then all of the people will have come forward and getting the benefits and risk deportation because dhs will have all of their information. That is him expressing the view that some advocates have expressed. The judge said the government has gone beyond its statutory authority. It is one thing to not enforce the Immigration Laws and another thing to affirmatively give to the people here illegally certain benefits lieshl Social Security numbers and work permits. Government will appeal this to the fifth court of appeals and if the fifth circuit turns them down they will go to the supreme court. And jeh johnson the secretary of Homeland Security, bir with me bear with me has just said i dont like this ruling and i recognize we will have to comply with it so we will not begin the request for the expans