Next the House Homeland Security program on domestic terrorism with officials from the fbi, Justice Department and Homeland Security. They testify on tracking lone terrorists balancing free speech with extremist language and the challenges of labeling extremist groups. This is just under three hours. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic terrorism in the homeland. Good morning. This issue of domestic terrorism is not new. In fact, democrats on the committee have been following this issue for years. Over the last eight years, democratic members of this committee have sent request after request asking for then republican majority to hold hearings on domesticter rich in the homeland. Each and every request was ignored or denied. Im looking forward under my leadership and the Ranking Members leadership to address any problem that we might see in the homeland or internationally. So we want
Is chair of the committee. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order, we are meeting to receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic transform in the homeland. Good morning, this issue of domestic terrorism is not new. Democrats have been following this for years. We have been Holding Hearings on domestic terrorism in the homeland. Each and every request was ignored or denied. But want to address terrorism where we find it. And instead, the victims and survivors of domestic terrorist attacks time and time again have been offered moments of silence. When you see the headlines of the domestic terrorist acts, for those in charge of this committee, to the victims, survivors, and communities that felt like the terror you suffered was ignored or minimizes, know that it ends with todays hearing. Today is a new day and this committees silence on domestic terrorism now ends. We have seize a ride in farright extremist violence. The few pieces of Government Data that we have
The committee will come to order. The meeting today to receive testimony on confronting the rise of domestic terrorism in the homeland. Good morning. This issue of domestic terrorism is not new. In fact democrats on the committee have been following this issue for years. Over the last two years democratic members have some requests asking for then republican majority to hold hearings on domestic terrorism in the homeland. Each and every rook request were ignored or denied. Im looking forward under my leadership and the leadership of the Ranking Members to address any problems that we might see in the homeland or internationally so we want to address terrorism wherever we find it. Instead the victims and survivors of domestic terrorism attacks have been offered silence and prayers rather than congressional actions. For those of you here when you see the monitor screens or the images and headlines of domestic terror attacks that have been tearing through the nation while republicans were
Testimony on confronting the rise of domestic terrorism in the homeland. Good morning. This issue of domestic terrorism is not new. In fact democrats on the committee have been following this issue for years. Over the last two years democratic members have some requests asking for then republican majority to hold hearings on domestic terrorism in the homeland. Each and every rook request were ignored or denied. Im looking forward under my leadership and the leadership of the Ranking Members to address any problems that we might see in the homeland or internationally so we want to address terrorism wherever we find it. Instead the victims and survivors of domestic terrorism attacks have been offered silence and prayers rather than congressional actions. For those of you here when you see the monitor screens or the images and headlines of domestic terror attacks that have been tearing through the nation while republicans were in charge of this committee and the house of representatives.