Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020
Floor Speech
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Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, Republicans denounce all violent extremism. Why won't the Democrats?
Weeks ago in the committee, the Attorney General of the United States asked the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, asked the Democrats, why won't you speak out against the mob? Why won't you speak out against the violence that is taking place in our great cities all across the country this past summer?
Guess what he got. Total, total silence.
We have a bill on domestic terrorism, but a bill that barely mentions Antifa, one reference.
Mr. Speaker, do you know why the one reference is in there? Because Republicans on the committee, through Mr. Steube, offered an amendment in the committee.
Not mentioned in the bill are two things that have happened in the last 30 days. The cold-blooded murder of a Trump supporter by an Antifa member was not mentioned in the resolution and is not mentioned in the bill. Not mentioned in the bill is the assassination attempt on two police officers sitting in their patrol car just 2 weeks ago.
Let's condemn all violent extremism. Maybe they won't do that because, as my good friend from North Dakota said, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, the committee with that storied history of defending the rule of law, maybe because that individual said that Antifa is imaginary and that Antifa is a myth.
Ask Andy Ngo that, Mr. Speaker. Ask the journalist who was attacked by Antifa a year ago. Ask the people in Portland, Oregon. For over 100 days, their city has been under siege. There has been a siege on the Federal court building there by Antifa, but one reference only in their legislation, and that is only there because Mr. Steube offered the amendment in committee.
For over 100 days, this organization has been targeting the business owners, the people, and the residents in Portland, Oregon, and in other cities around our country. Democrats can call what has been happening to our cities all summer peaceful protests, but calling rioting, looting, and arson peaceful protests doesn't make it so.
Let's condemn all of it. We should speak out against all domestic terrorism. We should denounce the violence--the rioting, the looting, and the arson--that is taking place in our cities. We should not have another political messaging bill, which is exactly what this is.
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, would you share the time remaining, please.
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