Public safety

No serious person believes that this country is as safe as it ought to be.

I am gratified that crime is at a 25-year low.

We should simply invest in prevention because the police officers tell us it works.

Fighting drugs in our prisons and among prisoners is absolutely critical, ultimately, to keeping drugs off the streets and away from our children.

The ammo is live, the dangers are real, and I want America to know you are making a big difference.

Today's crime statistics show that, armed with these tools, we are moving in the right direction.

This Federal effort must continue until all those responsible are brought to justice and no more fires burn.

Your vote will decide whether we continue our work of putting 100,000 police on the street.

Your vote will decide whether we finish the job of putting those 100,000 police on the street.

I believe we've got to keep our streets safe.

Your vote will decide whether we continue to put 100,000 police on the street.

I am pleased that the Congress has just taken action to keep guns out of the hands of people with a history of domestic violence.

Sixty thousand fugitives, felons, and stalkers cannot get a handgun because of the Brady bill, and we’re safer because of it.

Community policing works.

We must have zero tolerance for threats to safety in our schools.

It eliminates my COPS initiative (Community Oriented Policing Services) to put 100,000 more police officers on the street.

We don't need to do it by cutting back on police officers and risking our safety.

The crime bill is working because it provides funds for police officers directly to police departments.