In response to the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, House Democrats say they plan to tee up a vote on legislation to combat the growing threat of white supremacist and other domestic extremist groups.
in Buffalo, New York, House Democrats plan to tee up a vote on legislation to combat the growing threat of white supremacist and other domestic extremist groups.
Earlier Monday, Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to bring his domestic terrorism bill to the House floor, arguing it could prevent attacks by violent extremists. Democrats face limited legislative options in responding to a massacre that FBI officials said was being investigated as both a “hate crime and a case of racially-motivated violent extremism.
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