So the gentleman wants cops. It is the President's favorite program. The point is we put $1.9 billion in the block grant. If the communities want to use it for the Cops on the Street, they can do it. They also have flexibility to use it for other things.
Discussing funding for community policing programs during a House floor debate.
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