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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on Confronting White Supremacy and Government Inaction
Record date · January 1, 2019
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript record of a May 15, 2019, House subcommittee hearing focused on the consequences of government policy and inaction regarding white supremacy. The hearing featured testimony from four witnesses and included the submission of various articles and statements into the official record.
The hearing serves as a formal congressional inquiry into how federal government policies and potential inaction contribute to the prevalence of white supremacy and hate-based activities in the United States.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
General Public
The hearing addresses national policy regarding hate crimes and domestic extremism, which impacts public safety and civil rights.
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
The subcommittee is reviewing the effectiveness of government policy and data collection, such as FBI hate crime reporting.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on May 15, 2019, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The hearing was the first in a series focused on the consequences of government policy and inaction regarding white supremacy.
- Four witnesses provided oral statements: Susan Bro, George Selim, Michael German, and Omar Ricci.
- Several documents were entered into the official record, including articles from The Christian Post and The Washington Post, and statements from the AAI, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, and Bend the Arc: Jewish Action.
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- Chairman Raskin noted that the 2017 Charlottesville event was not included in the 2017 FBI hate crime statistics.
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Discrepancy in Hate Crime Reporting
The Chairman highlighted that the 2017 Charlottesville event was omitted from the 2017 FBI hate crime statistics, suggesting a potential gap in federal data collection.
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