John Thune: “we need law enforcement. Nowhere was that more evident than on Saturday night, when a gunman attempted to storm the…”

“we need law enforcement. Nowhere was that more evident than on Saturday night, when a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner in an attempt to kill the President, individuals in the line of succession to the Presidency, and civilians who got in the way. We need law enforcement. We need the police officers who patrol our streets, the first to respond when someone is in danger or needs help. We need the FBI agents who investigate Federal crimes, from money laundering to kidnapping. We need the Secret Service agents who protect the President and Vice President and other dignitaries. We need sheriffs' offices and transit police and ATF agents, and, yes, we need the Federal law enforcement officers who patrol our borders and take dangerous illegal aliens off of our streets. You could be forgiven for thinking that I am stating the obvious. Ask most Americans, and I think you would find they say: Of course--of course--we need law enforcement. But that doesn't always seem to be obvious to my Democratic colleagues.”