He said many rioters have time to participate in violence because they are unemployed people receiving government benefits. Including increased federal benefits for
those who have lost their jobs amid the pandemic, which is something that many Americans have got.
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“What we’re seeing happen in big cities and around the country are angry violent mobs showing up at federal properties, tearing down monuments on federal properties, especially in Washington, D.C. and it’s got to stop,” he said. “What my bill would do is add new consequences to those individuals who are breaking the law.”
Banks said he supports peaceful protest. Like most republicans’ banks sees the importance of protesting racial issues within the country, as long as it does not involve the destruction of national monuments and infrastructure.
“There are a lot of Americans who are showing up at peaceful protests,” he said, adding that his bill is a “common sense” step to add some “accountability for some of these angry mob protests that are occurring around our country.”
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