The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held a hearing on issues of violent crime that were affecting Washington, D.C. Members debated the topic, with R…
1,147 viewsRep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), who lost her son in a shooting, commended President Biden’s creation of the White House Office on Gun Violence Prevention. She stressed its creation would “save live…
619 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a virtual hearing to examine the rise of hate groups and violence directed at minority institutions including…
658 viewsAdvocates and public health officials testified at a House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services hearing on efforts to prevent domestic violence. Witnesses desc…
545 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on assault weapons and their use in recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Witnesses testified on the proposed bans on assaul…
703,903 viewsThe House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, chaired by Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), held a discussion on Capitol Hill on gun violence. Panelists discussed the impact of gun violenc…
5,015 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee considered a series of gun violence prevention bills. The three bills debated were H.R.1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019; H.R.1186, the Keep A…
1,633 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rise in the number of hate crimes and growth of white nationalism. The FBI said 2018 was the third consecutive year of increase. Facebook …
68,144 viewsHouse Democratic Caucus leadership spoke with reporters about the resolution to stop President Trump’s national emergency declaration on the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as two gun bills. Rep…
443 viewsRepresentative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), along with other lawmakers and students, held a news conference on gun control bills slated for a vot…
432 viewsRepresentative Lucy McBath (GA) delivered the weekly Democratic address. She shared her family’s story of gun violence and explained the work she and House Democrats are doing to pass gun sa…
168 viewsLaw enforcement, safety advocates, and Second Amendment supporters testified before the House Judiciary Committee on gun violence prevention, the first such hearing in nearly a decade. Among…
20,094 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), and former Representative Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) announced legislation to expa…
1,437 viewsFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, held a forum discussion on gun violence and policing practices. The event included rem…
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