Political Quotes

“Memo to my friends across the aisle: violence, including workplace violence, is already illegal; and it should always be prosecuted, regardless of whether it happens in the name of Antifa or BLM, or even if it is directed at those police officers working to keep us safe. Again, violence in the workplace is already illegal, and you certainly won't decrease it, Madam Speaker, with calls to defund or even eliminate law enforcement and correctional facilities. Talk about increasing workplace violence, Madam Speaker, and you wonder why more Americans are purchasing firearms to protect themselves with the anarchy you seem to be promoting. Speaking of law enforcement, do we actually want to protect police from workplace violence, too? Or do we want to continue to increase it with a dishonest narrative that makes it more difficult for them to do their jobs and keep us all safe? But here we find ourselves again today with our daily portion of proposed unnecessary workplace regulations intended to punish law- abiding American employers, making their lives more costly and more difficult. Specific to those who would be most negatively impacted by this bill, in a 2018 American Hospital Association survey, 97 percent reported that they already have workplace violence prevention policies in place. In addition, OSHA, of course, is already enforcing workplace violence prevention policies.…”