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One aspect of the proposal drawing scrutiny calls for a specialized unit of volunteers within the greater FSG that would allow them to carry weapons and act with the same legal authority of any law enforcement agency they are working with.
Democrats argue that the new arm of the state militia could be used to carry out a political agenda, according to a letter sent by U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, asking the House Judiciary Committee to investigate the move.
At Tuesday's House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) questioned witnesses about extremism, calling out far-right violent extremism, and discussing a report about alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira's reportedly racist and anti-Semitic posts.
Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Sheila Jackson of Texas and Glenn Ivey of Maryland wrote a letter to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. The letter deems DeSantis' use of federal funding for the special statewide police force "unconstitutional" and "improper."
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-4th) warned of potential dire effects on his district, which contains most of Prince George’s County and a portion of Montgomery County.
Ivey estimates that a Republican proposal that would limit spending to fiscal 2022 levels would put health care insurance, food assistance, some preschool and child care at risk along with other essential services.
“And if Republicans don’t get their way, they’re threatening to default on our nation’s bills, unleashing economic catastrophe and putting vital government services at risk,” Ivey said in a statement.
The top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, said that from an incident standpoint concerning killings between 2013 and 2022, 75% of the deaths were caused by right-wing extremism.
“That’s not to say that there is no left-wing extremism issue, or that there aren’t solutions that we should take or steps that we should take to address them, but it is to say that from a standpoint of violence and the risk of death to citizens here in the United States, right-wing extremism is a greater problem,” Mr. Ivey said.
Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow talks to Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey about the debt ceiling, Trump and gun laws.
Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow talks to Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey about the debt ceiling, Trump and gun laws.
During a House Rules committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) spoke about HR2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023.
The Republican-backed "Secure the Border Act" aims to restart the border wall restrictions, but Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey – who just came back from the Mexican border – says what’s needed is immigration reform.
"The wall costs $25 million per mile," Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) said. "The bill calls for at least 900 miles of wall to be built, even though there's 1,700 miles of border wall together, so the cost is astronomical."