Deb Fischer: “I rise today to voice my concern about attempts to undermine American institutions. There is a difference between…”

“I rise today to voice my concern about attempts to undermine American institutions. There is a difference between constructive efforts to ensure public institutions are accountable and trying to cut down these foundational institutions at their core. Recently, our country commemorated National Police Week, and it was an opportunity to show our gratitude and appreciation to the men and women who put their lives on the line to keep our people and our communities safe. Yet we continue to see those on the left trying to villainize all law enforcement in this country. President Biden and Speaker Pelosi, scared about their party's dropping poll numbers, can keep trying to muffle their colleagues' destructive comments, but what the Democrats have already said has harmed our Nation's law enforcement. We heard ``defund the police'' from many--too many--Democratic elected officials. During a CNN interview in June 2021, a Massachusetts Congresswoman said: I support a radical re-imagining of community safety and public safety, which means reallocating and not further investing in a carceral state. A New York Congresswoman has called for the Federal Government to apply pressure to disrupt the system in reference to police departments. Others have said time and time again that we must ``completely re- imagine what policing looks like in our country.'' What affect is this antipolice rhetoric having on those who swear to serve and protect?…”