Crime rates after rising sharply during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, violent crime in the United States has plummeted to a near-record low under President Joe Biden.

Unfortunately, Republicans talk about supporting law enforcement but have sought to defund law enforcement and undermine public trust in police.

Thank you on behalf of the Native American tribes in Nevada for your leadership in designating Avi Kwa Ame as the nation's latest national monument.

I am glad to see that the President's proposed budget will invest in the Department's new SECTOR program.

We really need a national strategy.

Which leads to why am I being slapped more than once on the incarceration for a very low-level crime, if you will.

I think that is what we all want to see and hear.

Good morning, Mr. Chair. It is a pleasure to be with you this morning. This is more than a unique moment in history.

Unfortunately, my district is not unique in experiencing the dual challenges of a struggling downtown market alongside an affordable housing crisis.

We want to do good in public service, not do bad and do ill.

the advent of over criminalization empowers rogue or politically motivated prosecutors to identify a person or target to prosecute