Political Quotes

“Madam President, Washington, DC, is in the middle of a carjacking crime wave. There have been more than 100 carjackings in our Nation's Capital so far this year. It is only March 8. I think that is more than one a day. Two-thirds of DC carjackers use guns to force their terrified victims out of their vehicles. What do the Washington Democrats do in response to this carjacking crime wave? Do they support ``fund the police,'' install more cameras, put more cops on the streets? No. They passed a law to reduce criminal penalties for carjacking--reduce criminal penalties for carjackings and other serious crimes. I wish I were joking; but, sadly, I am not. Washington's answer to higher crime is less prison time for violent criminals. The only reason this is not going to happen is because Congress retains its constitutional authority over our Federal city because Washington is not a State, nor should it ever be a State. But in this case, some Democrats--even President Biden--got skittish about the political price they would pay for being this weak on crime, so they broke ranks and headed for the hills. When House Republicans voted to disapprove Washington's soft-on-crime bill, 31 Democrats voted with them. I suspect something similar will play out later here today.…”