[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                           Domestic Terrorism

  Madam President, my last point that I want to make, fourth and last 
point, I should say, is on a major issue facing our Nation, the issue 
of domestic terrorism and the threat it brings to our cities and 
communities across the country.
  On June 15 of this year, the National Security Council issued a 
national strategy for countering domestic terrorism. Although the 
strategic objectives were very similar to the National Security Council 
strategy under the Trump administration, I was very concerned to see 
that the policy took a partisan tone. For example, aside from the 
commonsense measures to combat crime, such as promoting cooperation 
between law enforcement agencies, there was an emphasis on promoting 
gun control and critical race theory in schools.
  The Biden administration seems to make these recommendations at every 
turn. What the report was missing, I found shocking. The report was 
lacking any strategy to combat anarchist extremism. Specifically, there 
was no mention of the 500 domestic terrorism investigations that were 
open throughout the 2020 riots. Those 500 cases amount to about 25 
percent of the FBI's current domestic terrorism investigations.
  How could the cause of 25 percent of the current FBI caseload not be 
mentioned?
  It is a grave mistake to make an issue like domestic terrorism 
partisan, even in the slightest. Judging by the report, I am afraid 
that is exactly what the administration is doing.
  It is of critical importance to keep in mind the great bipartisan 
work that can and should be done to address domestic terrorism of all 
types--rightwing and leftwing, including an anarchist extremism. We 
have to work together on diving deeper into serious, apolitical 
solutions to this issue. It is pretty simple. The American people 
deserve it.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to use a prop 
during my remarks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.