murder and shootings at three massage spas in and around the city. of the eight killed, six victims were of asian descent. it s hard to ignore, who was targeted, or overlook the fact that this did not happen in a vacuum. it happened, as three new reports explain, each, from its own angle. at a dangerous moment for this country in a climate more conducive than it s been in generations for homegrown acts of violent hatred. yet, as we will talk about tonight, not everyone wants to con frontd the problem or even admit it. some people want to look away, to not see the mass killings in el paso and pittsburgh. and the white supremacist, conspiracy-driven mindset culminating in the capitol insurrection, is all being cut from the same, ugly cloth. today, in his first congressional testimony since being confirmed, dhs secretary, alejandro mayorkas made the threat clear. right now, at this point in time, domestic-violent extremism. the lone wolf. the loose affiliation of individuals f
should tell that to his fellow republican, senator rand paul of kentucky caught on a hot mike using similar language. i think we keep saying we wanted to defund it, we fought for that, now we re willing to compromise on this, i think we re i think well, i know we don t want to be here but we re going to win this, i think. like i said, in it to win it. think back to february 2011, if you will indulge me for a moment. i think i know, i think, where both sides got their definition of winning. by winning, i win here and win there. now what? love it violently and defend it violently through violent hatred. ah, violent hatred. if only the shutdown rhetoric could be as coherent as that of charlie sheen. on the senate floor today, majority leader harry reid said it was time to lower the temperature. i ll work harder and i hope my senators will work to their best to maintain these habits of civility and decorum going