Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said Monday that the House must investigate organizations that brand mainstream conservative groups as “hate groups,” telling Newsmax that some of these entities have fueled political violence and deserve congressional scrutiny.
Appearing on “National Report,” Harris described a letter the House Freedom Caucus sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., calling for a full probe of groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which frequently labels conservative or faith-based organizations as extremists.
“That’s absolutely right. We have to investigate,” Harris said. “This started years ago and, of course, it accelerated during COVID, during the George Floyd riots, where there was overt violence. We know that there was money funneled into those groups.”
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