Political Quotes

“Madam President, it has been a while since congressional Democrats have used the words ``defund the police.'' That was a very popular phrase in 2021, but after the last election, Democrats learned how truly toxic those words were with ordinary Americans. Now they dare not say the words ``defund the police,'' but make no mistake about it, liberals are still trying to defund the police. A recent nominee for a high-level post at the Department of Justice said that she wasn't in favor of defunding the police, but she talked about it--``overspending on criminal justice system infrastructure and policing.'' That was just a fancier way of saying ``cut police budgets.'' Fortunately, the voters are standing up to these people, and I want to give just two examples. First, voters in Minneapolis will go to the polls November 2 and decide whether to replace the city's police department with a department called the Department of Public Safety. This supposed Department of Public Safety would take a ``comprehensive public health approach'' in trying to keep the city safe. Under this idea, police officers could be employed if necessary. Well, the American voters have news for the people who got this initiative on the ballot in Minneapolis: Police officers are absolutely necessary in Minneapolis, and they are necessary in every other community as well. Another example.…”