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Amy Klobuchar unveils plan to counter hate crimes in wake of mass shootings
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) says she’d work with law enforcement and local communities to prioritize fighting white nationalism and domestic terrorism in a new plan the 2020 presidential candidate released in the wake of last weekend's two mass shootings, which killed 31 people.
The senator released her plan to combat the threat of white supremacist violence on Thursday in a Medium post published by her 2020 campaign.
“The events of the last week have served as a disturbing reminder that hate crimes are on the rise in our country,” Klobuchar said in an emailed statement to Vox.
“As president, I will end the hateful rhetoric that has become all too routine during the Trump administration and make combating domestic terrorism and hate-motivated violence a priority,” she continued.
Among Klobuchar’s goals outlined in the initiative is a plan to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “resume its work tracking right wing extremism, including white nationalism.”
Klobuchar’s campaign said she would also require federal law enforcement agencies to “regularly assess the threat of domestic terrorism” as well as increase training and resources for state and local law enforcement.
Klobuchar would also make lynching a federal hate crime.
The senator released her plan to combat the threat of white supremacist violence on Thursday in a Medium post published by her 2020 campaign.
“The events of the last week have served as a disturbing reminder that hate crimes are on the rise in our country,” Klobuchar said in an emailed statement to Vox.
“As president, I will end the hateful rhetoric that has become all too routine during the Trump administration and make combating domestic terrorism and hate-motivated violence a priority,” she continued.
Among Klobuchar’s goals outlined in the initiative is a plan to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “resume its work tracking right wing extremism, including white nationalism.”
Klobuchar’s campaign said she would also require federal law enforcement agencies to “regularly assess the threat of domestic terrorism” as well as increase training and resources for state and local law enforcement.
Klobuchar would also make lynching a federal hate crime.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456745-klobuchar-unveils-plan-to-counter-hate-crimes-in-wake-of-mass-shootings
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