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House Judiciary Committee advances domestic terrorism bill amid partisan spat

The legislation was backed by the Anti-Defamation League, the Orthodox Union and others

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Rep. Dan Bishop, (R-NC), speaks as Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor testifies before a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill, July 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

The House Judiciary Committee approved the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act on Wednesday following a heated, lengthy partisan debate involving vaccination mandates and school boards, despite the legislation previously having received bipartisan support.

The bill, which passed out of the...

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