Political Quotes

“In the final week of the 1980 Presidential campaign, former President Ronald Reagan posed an important question to voters: ``Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?'' We don't have to wait until November to answer that same question today. The answer lies right outside this building. If you are not sure whether you are better off than you were 4 years ago, consider that last year, Washington, D.C., saw 274 homicides. That is the highest number in almost 30 years. Homicides are up 23 percent from 2019 in Chicago. In New York City, homicides are up 23 percent from 2019. Felony assault is up 35 percent. Car thefts have almost tripled. A record 5,363 NYPD officers were injured on the job last year. In major cities across this country, organized retail theft has claimed more than $112 billion in property, up from just $94 billion in 2021. There are two reasons for this, Madam Speaker: bad policy and bad messaging. House Republicans are committed to restoring law and order and opposing all efforts to defund the police and cracking down on rogue prosecutors who refuse to hold criminals accountable. We passed into law a bill to stop the D.C. Council's dangerous plan to change the criminal code. It would have ended mandatory minimums for many offenses and reduced maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking, and robbery. According to a recent article from The Washington Post, the D.C.…”