“Today is just the beginning of our fulfillment of that goal.”
“First of all, I will never be intimidated by anyone, President or not.”
“My message is, 'Do what President Trump said.'”
“I can handle law enforcement. We've got NYPD. I have State Police. We have all the resources we need to keep our streets safe.”

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On the recordMarch 19, 2024
Perhaps the worst slogan I have heard in politics is, 'defund the police.' The SEC is the police department of our $100-trillion capital markets.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Sherman criticizes the idea of defunding the SEC, comparing it to defunding the police.

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