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John Rice Carter: “Again, it's never been a solution for failed enforcement to fire all the police officers and get rid of them and then…”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
Again, it's never been a solution for failed enforcement to fire all the police officers and get rid of them and then hope it will all work out. Without speaking to the criticisms of the gentleman, the terrorist threat is still real. This is an agency that has that duty and responsibility. To zero them out and lay them all off would not be productive in stopping criminal activity in the United States, and for that reason I oppose the gentleman's amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia
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Jun 6, 2012

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