Chuck Schumer: “I do not understand the point, Mr. Chairman. The gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers] said there are 36 police officers…”

“I do not understand the point, Mr. Chairman. The gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers] said there are 36 police officers in the district of the gentleman from California. The riposte of the gentleman from California [Mr. Riggs] said ``Those were probably applied for when I was not yet in the Congress.'' What is the difference who applied for them and when? They are walking the streets, they are in the cars, they are protecting the people, as they are through all the other districts in America. We are not trying to play politics with them and say ``You did, you did not.'' We are trying to keep cops on the beat. I want to know what the difference is.”