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.@RepValDemings: "I'm glad to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and hear their concerns... let's remember a young student who was pistol whipped, tortured, beaten and tied to a fence... today we remember a young man by the name of Matthew Shepard."

.@RepValDemings to FB's Neil Potts and Google's Alexandra Walden : "Would you be willing to submit to an audit?"

"White nationalists are fundraising by live-streaming this hearing... it's really troubling." -@RepMGS

"We need a Justice Dept. that is willing to roll up its sleeves... we know through our own work that law enforcement agencies are ill-equipped and not prepared..." @KristenClarkeJD

"Data collection is so key. Hate crimes go underreported... better data reporting is crucial in the war against hate." @KristenClarkeJD

"Don't use us as props." - Eileen Hershenov of the @ADL

.@LaCongresista to FB and Google: "You have not made me feel any better... in what we are doing to respond to messaging on social media."

"There is a slight increase <in hate crimes>... if you look at the FBI data from 2017, you see that all of this has risen. Jews up 37%...religious attacks... ethnicities, attacks against immigrants and refugees up." - Eileen Kershenov of the @ADL

.@LaCongresista to FB and Google: "I hope you do more."

"A mass murderer who did call out one of the witnesses on this panel (@RealCandaceO) as being an inspiration/the idea that we would give any legitimacy to speech that might in any way trigger that kind of action/I do think it is deeply hurtful for people watching." @RepJayapal

.@RepJayapal correctly stated that the New Zealand terrorist listed @RealCandaceO as an inspiration. And then calls into question why the GOP minority (@repdougcollins) invited her to the committee knowing such.

.@RepLucyMcBath: What resources are needed for the survivors of hate crimes? Dr. Abu-Salha: Many American states don't have hate crime laws. We have to have hate crime laws in every state. We need to revisit the definition of hate crimes.

Dr. Abu-Salha on @ZoaKlein saying Muslims hate Jews: "I was trained by Jewish professors in medical school. I have Jewish friends. The Jewish community came to our rescue after NZ. Mr. Klein turned this into an Islamaphobic discussion."

"What is a Jewish American vs. an Israeli society? Mr. Klein combined foreign policy w/ today's discussion. I don't have to give any pledge of allegiance to a foreign power to prove my case." -Dr Abu-Salha on @ZoaKlein speaking for political purposes rather than against extremism

"Fighting terrorism has been at the top of the agenda of Muslim Americans. When you single out any groups, Jewish, Christian, Black... you make them more vulnerable." Dr. Abu-Salha

"Education is the key and our way out of this." -@RepDean

"I'm disappointed that that policy is so new." @RepDean on FB's recent update to their policy on white nationalist posts

.@RepLouCorrea: When our political leaders echo white supremacy/white nationalist ideals... does that inspire violence in our streets? Dr. Abu-Salha: It does. If you are in charge, you are a role model. You represent our country..."

"It would be inspiring for our leaders to be uniting and fair and calculated when they talk about issues... and reinforce solidarity. We are the most diverse country in the world. And if our leaders don't practice that genuinely... we are on a dark path." - Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha

.@RepDMP: What is white nationalism? Hershevno: It is a euphemism for white supremacy/to keep the dominance of the white race/fear of the imminent genocide of the white race. Rep: Would white nationalists perceive me as a threat? Hershevno: As an immigrant, as a Latina... yes

"We had to be placed in lockdown... they were screaming profanities... we had to wait there for a few hours... it was a very threatening and fearful experience for me." - @RepDMP on being targeted by the Proud Boys