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"Is This Who We Are Now?" Rep. Jasmine Crockett Confronts Racism and Abuse of Power - Rep. Jasmine Crockett
In this hearing, Rep. Jasmine Crockett speaks from frustration, history, and facts. As a civil rights lawyer and member of Congress, she confronts what too many are dancing around: racial profiling, ICE overreach, and a government that keeps pretending cruelty is policy.
This is not a left versus right argument. It’s about whether we still believe in the Constitution. It’s about whether arresting people for their skin color, their accent, or their disagreement is ever acceptable. And it’s about calling racism what it is instead of watering it down for comfort.
Crockett connects today’s abuses to the past, refuses to soften the language, and makes one thing clear: when rights are violated for some, none of us are safe. Silence is not neutrality. It’s permission.
This is what oversight looks like when someone actually shows up to do the job. - 01/16/2026.