Teresa Leger Fernandez: “Mr. Speaker, what counts on the floor of this House is your vote. Let's look at what those votes have resulted in. Those…”

“Mr. Speaker, what counts on the floor of this House is your vote. Let's look at what those votes have resulted in. Those votes say we should honor the police who suffered when the insurrectionists beat them, that we should honor the police who protected our democracy and indeed protected every single one of us. Whether you are Republican or Democrat, a House Member or a Senator, you were protected by the police. Are you willing to vote for this? If you vote against the previous question, you are saying we will not do this simple act of respect. Now, let's get to the idea of what did you actually vote on. Democrats have the receipts. For fiscal year 2023, the last year that Democrats wrote the appropriations bill, we increased funding for grants to State and local law enforcement by $506 billion. All but nine House Republicans voted against that bill. Remember, it is not what you say. It is what you do. What did you vote for? Democrats put forward bills to increase funding, and Republicans voted against it. We also increased funding for the FBI by half a billion dollars.”