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Tom McClintock: “The sponsor intends to defund the police if states won't accede to his demands.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2021
The sponsor intends to defund the police if states won't accede to his demands.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Accusation against a colleague regarding a bail reform bill's implications for police funding.

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