Lawmakers traded barbs Wednesday over the root causes of domestic terrorism while House Judiciary Committee Democrats focused their attention on how the FBI can reboot after the Jan. 6 attack. During Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers expressed an interest in expanding the information collected by the FBI and other agencies in order to better assess threats and head off a similar attack. “To truly understand what is driving this increase in hate crimes, and the link to violent extremists, we still need better and more comprehensive data,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis Nadler House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism George Floyd police reform bill reintroduced in House Nadler presses DOJ to prosecute all involved in Capitol riot MORE (D-N.Y.) told the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, arguing the FBI needed to simplify its reporting and make it easily accessible. … [Read more...] about House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism
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House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans
Members of a House subcommittee Wednesday debated the merits of legislation that would establish a federal commission to explore reparations for Black Americans, marking the first time the panel has held a hearing on the topic since 2019. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a virtual hearing to discuss a bill first introduced by the late Rep. John Conyers John James Conyers House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans House subpanel to hold hearing on reparations for Black Americans Bottom line MORE (D-Mich.) in 1989. The legislation has never received a floor vote. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism The Hill's Morning Report - Democrats ready mammoth relief bill for 10-day sprint House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans MORE (D-Texas) reintroduced the measure, H.R. 40, in … [Read more...] about House subcommittee debates reparations bill for Black Americans
Celtics Make The Wrong Kind Of History In Blowout Loss To Hawks
By Michael Hurley , CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — There’s not much to say about the Boston Celtics anymore. They are, regrettably, a massive disappointment. READ MORE: 39,725 Minutes! Painfully Long Waits On Vaccine Website As Thousands Of New Appointments Are Filled It’s to the point where even if the Celtics had been able to win handily against the sub-.500 Hawks, it wouldn’t have been a moment worth celebrating. It would simply have been the Celtics doing what they’re supposed to do. Yet they couldn’t even do that. And not only did the Celtics lose, they set some ugly history in the process of their ugly 127-112 defeat. The Celtics allowed the Hawks to hit 23 of their 42 3-pointers. Those 23 makes were the most for a Celtics opponent … ever. Considering the Celtics franchise has been playing basketball for several years, that’s not great news for the 2021 version of the team. Most 3's Vs. Boston – NBA history 23 – ATLANTA – Feb. 24, 2021 (Quirky fact…Rondo … [Read more...] about Celtics Make The Wrong Kind Of History In Blowout Loss To Hawks