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At Hearing, Lawmakers Debate SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’

The Southern Poverty Law Center featured Turning Point USA in a report on hate and extremism several months before its founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated.
At Hearing, Lawmakers Debate SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) listens during a hearing in Washington on Dec. 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Lawmakers at a Dec. 16 subcommittee hearing debated the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Hate Map” and other research it has produced.

While Democrats defended the group’s civil rights record and its right to free speech, Republicans on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government questioned connections the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has drawn between conservative groups and extremism.

Nathan Worcester
Nathan Worcester
Senior Reporter
Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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