Veronica Escobar: “In the last four weeks alone, we've seen horrific incidents…”

“I have frequently complained and expressed my concerns around the fact that there are egregious efforts to continue to divide our country. And many of those efforts are coming from this committee. In the last four weeks alone, we've seen horrific incidents in the United States fueled by both antisemitism and Islamophobia alike. In the community that I represent of El Paso, Texas, we know full well, my community knows full well the power of speech, the power of hate, and how that drifts into conduct.” (02:54–03:05)

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