Bishop to Hold Subcommittee Hearing on Left-Wing Violence 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 2:00 PM ET, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC) will hold a hearing for National Police Week on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) failure to adequately prepare and support local law enforcement organizations in the wake of violence perpetrated by left-wing agitators, as well as how anti-police rhetoric has negatively impacted law enforcement’s ability to carry out their mission and ensure the safety of our communities.

 

DETAILS:

WHAT: A Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing entitled, “‘Mostly Peaceful’: Countering Left-Wing Organized Violence.”

DATE: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

TIME: 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: 310 Cannon House Office Building

WITNESSES:

Riley Gaines
Spokeswoman, Independent Women’s Forum

Scott G. Erickson
Former Deputy Chief of Staff at U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Former Police Officer, San Jose, California

Amy Spitalnick
Incoming Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, testifying on behalf of Human Rights First

Julio Rosas
Senior Writer, Townhall

Witness testimony can be found here. Additional witness testimony will be posted. The hearing will be open to the public and press. Press must be congressionally credentialed and must RSVP.

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