CORNING, NY -- Saturday, Rep. Tom Reed issued the following statement condemning political violence in Ithaca this weekend.
“We are appalled by reports of physical violence, verbal abuse, and property destruction by extremists in Ithaca simply because they disagreed with peaceful conservative rallygoers," said Rep. Tom Reed. "We must all, regardless of political affiliation, stand together in unison to condemn this extremism and violence in the strongest of terms. As my colleague John Lewis taught the nation, our country is strongest when we rise up and stand against hatred in all forms. We call upon the Mayor, Cornell University, and all other local leaders to join us in cleaning up the graffiti and standing together in support of constitutional rights.