Brian Babin: “I really appreciate the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Banks), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee. I thank him…”

“I really appreciate the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Banks), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee. I thank him so much for having this very important Special Order. Madam Speaker, this week marks 1 year since Joe Biden became President, and what a lawless year this has been. Never in my entire life would I have dreamed that we would have a President who prioritizes criminals and illegal aliens over law-abiding American citizens. But here we are. The reckless policies coming out of this White House and the Democratic Party as a whole have put you and your families in grave danger. It is not hard to see where the left's demonization of law enforcement and the decision to gut police department funding has gotten us. Thanks to the Democrats, we are now in the midst of a crime wave with record-high homicide rates in more than a dozen major cities across this great country of ours. The city of Chicago alone saw at least 800 homicides in 2021, a number that we haven't seen in decades. Bad policies lead to bad consequences. And folks, we are living these in technicolor. More than 100 of our brave police officers were shot in ambush-style attacks last year. Meanwhile, we have seen violent criminals released into our neighborhoods to commit more violent crimes. It is happening in my own district in Houston, Texas, in the 36th Congressional District, which had its deadliest year in nearly 40 years.…”