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Public Record · Congressional testimony

Written testimony of Ilya Somin to the House Judiciary Committee, February 10, 2026

Written testimony submitted for the "Sharia-Free America" hearing. Submitted testimony is one witness's argument placed in the congressional record; it is not a committee finding and not law.

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U.S. House Judiciary Committee
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Congressional testimony
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https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/somin-testimony.pdf

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What this document establishes

  • What this witness argued, in his own words, on the record of that hearing.
  • That the hearing took place on February 10, 2026.

What it does not establish

  • Testimony is advocacy or expert opinion, not a finding of fact by Congress.
  • It does not represent the committee's conclusion, and other witnesses argued differently.

Where interpretations differ

The hearing itself was contested in premise and in conclusion. Witness statements at that hearing disagree with one another, and quoting one witness does not describe the hearing.

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