Recent discussions have highlighted how House Republicans, including Rep. Mike Johnson and the Republican Study Committee, are facing scrutiny for budget cuts that could impact police funding. The proposed cuts target the main federal grant program used by local departments to hire officers, raising questions about the impact on law enforcement support and community policing efforts.
Defund the police https://t.co/QXBdysJCIJ
Republican resolutions and rhetoric love to claim they support the police, but in reality their plan is to cut funding for law enforcement. The budget endorsed by Speaker Johnson would defund thousands of local law enforcement positions. https://t.co/hKpNrj8ifr
The COPS Program invests directly in community policing efforts to reduce crime, including more than $21 million to our district since 2009. Rather than continuing these investments, House Republicans want to defund this program that supports local police. https://t.co/cP4Py4pAME
NEW: House Republicans are spending Police Week claiming they support law enforcement. We're releasing new data showing how their budget plans would defund the police — including a program that has funded over 8,200 local officer positions. https://t.co/yubtZHZj4z
How Republicans undermine their own pro-police message @RepMcGovern: If you go to the Republican Study group document, page 148, it is clear that the Republicans want to defund the COPS program. If you are serious about supporting the police, then don't cut the COPS program. https://t.co/MHZ7l3WZOt
Reporter to Mike Johnson at “Police Week” presser: “We’ve heard a lot...about Dems supporting ‘defund the police.’ The Republican Study Committee budget cuts the main federal grant program that local depts use to hire officers. How is that not proposing to defund the police?” https://t.co/wh15ykW1GC
Reporter to Mike Johnson: "We've heard a lot about Dems defunding the police. The Republican Study Committee budget cuts the main federal grant program that local departments use to hire officers. How is that not defunding the police?" Johnson says he hasn't looked into it lol https://t.co/cs6cgFDmEM