Following recent events in Los Angeles and other cities, Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) announced his plans to introduce new legislation aimed at addressing the actions of rioters and their financiers.
Kiley’s proposal includes a bill that would prevent NGOs engaged in organizing illegal riots from accessing federal funds or maintaining tax-exempt status. Additionally, another measure would boost penalties for those who disrupt federal immigration and law enforcement activities or assault federal officers, highlighting that the current penalty for such an assault is merely one year, according to a press release from Kiley.
The Sacramento-area legislator appeared on Newsmax to discuss the topic.
I’m introducing legislation to cut off funding and tax-exempt status for “nonprofits” that organize riots.
The organization CHIRLA, which tracked ICE and provided rioters with their real-time locations, has received $34 million in public funds, after donating $500,000 to support Newsom’s election.
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“The violence we have witnessed in Los Angeles is a threat to the safety of our communities and federal officers, and it undermines democracy by obstructing the policies of a duly elected President from being implemented.” Rep. Kiley said. “We need better tools to deter and punish this lawless and anti-democratic behavior.”
