House Passes Resolution Condemning ‘Defund The Police’ Movement

Protesters paint a mural that reads “Defund the Police” during the Strike for Black Lives demonstration in front of City Hall in San Francisco, California, on July 20, 2020. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

OAN’s Sophia Flores and Chloe Hawkswell
4:33 PM – Friday, May 17, 2024

The House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning “calls to defund the police.”

The House approved the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, 337-61. All votes against the nonbinding resolution came from Democratic officials.

The bill was brought to the floor by Republicans as part of the Police Week bill push.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Pete Stover (R-Minn.), a former Duluth police lieutenant who criticized Democrats for “denigrating law enforcement” before the vote.

“The bluntness of my colleagues across the aisle is unconscionable,” Stauber said. “Where were they in the summer of 2020?”

Meanwhile, several lawmakers supported law enforcement. They also expressed their condolences to the families who lost loved ones killed in the line of duty.

“Under Joe Biden and far-left leadership, the safety of American law enforcement is being sacrificed to Democratic pro-crime policies,” the paper said. ” he said. The Hill. “Lawless liberals are preventing police from doing their jobs through failed bail reforms like those in my home state of New York and pro-crime policies that appease far-left Democrats’ defunding of police policies.”

The incidence of assaults against law enforcement officers was the highest it has been in a decade. This is unacceptable.

That’s why I support my colleagues @reppetestauberThe bill condemns calls by far-left Democrats to defund the police, which is one of the direct causes of increased violence against our country.

— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) May 17, 2024