{"id":2493111,"date":"2025-09-30T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epic-exchange-hawley-presses-witness-on-two-spirit-people-during-testy-senate-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:10:01","slug":"epic-exchange-hawley-presses-witness-on-two-spirit-people-during-testy-senate-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epic-exchange-hawley-presses-witness-on-two-spirit-people-during-testy-senate-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic exchange: Hawley presses witness on \u2018two spirit people\u2019 during testy Senate hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports on a contentious senate Judiciary Committee hearing where Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) confronted Gregory Jackson Jr., a former Biden white House gun violence adviser.The dispute centered on a policy report from the Community Justice Action Fund, wich Jackson advises. The report recommends reallocating funds away from police departments toward community-led initiatives<\/a>, including “safe space programs led<\/a> by lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans, and gender nonconforming people.”<\/p>\n

Hawley questioned Jackson repeatedly about the term “two-spirit people,” which Jackson admitted he did not fully understand. The exchange became heated as Hawley criticized Jackson and the report for advocating cuts to police funding and investing in what he deemed vague or unclear programs. Hawley emphasized his opposition to defunding the police, citing his own efforts to reduce homicides and his personal experience as a shooting survivor.<\/p>\n

Jackson, who has a background in gun violence prevention<\/a> and advises community-based initiatives, defended such programs. The hearing highlighted the deep partisan divide over how to address crime and public safety, especially the debate around police funding and alternative community interventions.

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