The House passed a resolution condemning violence against law enforcement and calls to defund the police on Friday, with 61 Democrats voting against the measure.
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TheHousepassedaresolutioncondemningviolenceagainstlawenforcementandcallstodefundthepoliceonFriday,with61Democratsvotingagainstthemeasure.
AllRepublicansvotedforthebill,whichpassed337to61,with134Democratic“yes”votes.
It’sthelastlawenforcement-relatedbillHouseGOPleadershaveteedupthisweektocommemoratePoliceWeek.
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Theresolutiontextindirectlycitedthesummer2020protests,arguing“respectfortheruleoflawandlawenforcementofficialsdiminished”sincethen.
Itappearedtogoafterprogressivepoliciesthatcriticshavepannedassoft-on-crime,claiming“policiesimplementedatseveralstateandlocaljurisdictionshaveincreasedthedifficultyandaddedsignificantrisksforlawenforcementtodotheirjobseffectivelyandsafely.”
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