Defund the police. Thats what im hearing from democrats all across america. This comes on the heels of a previous battle cry abolish ice. Thats what the democrats are calling for today. Leading democrats, radical left wing lawmakers like alexandria ocasiocortez are pushing these very dangerous ideas. Let me say it again, liberal democrats all across the country are asking all of us to defund Law Enforcement in america. Mr. President , if we did that, if we did that crime would go through the roof. School safety would cease to exist. The most vulnerable in our society would have no one to turn to or call in case of emergency. Yet, democratic mayors across the country seem to be on board. Last week the democrat mayor of los angeles said he plans to slash the l. A. Police departments budget. New york city blare deblasio has vowed to cut funding for the new york Police Department. The Minneapolis City Council announced sunday it would vote to disband, disband the citys Police Department and said they had a veto proof majority. House democrats have now just released a new bill that surprisedly seeks police reform. This is from a party that last month pushed a trillion dollars, the total bill was three trillion dollars with the heroes fund to supporting the police. And now the funding for police has purposely been left out of the bill. Mr. President , as our economy begins to recover and ill tell you the jobs numbers are very promising, we need to make sure that our communities are safe. This starts at the local bevel, with governors and mayors in cities like minneapolis and los angeles. Last week the wall street journal had an article titled liberal cities they seemed unable to stop the lawlessness. It included a warning, this isnt merely about damage to party. Its destroying the quality for city life. They said noncriminals are afraid to go into the cities in order to make a living. You see Governor Cuomo plaming mayor deblasio for failing to stop the violence in new york city. That the riot likely cost new york tens of millions alone in damages. Nationwide at least 12 people have been killed in the riots last week, including Police Officers. The rioters have committed many acts of violence against Police Officers as well as against innocent bystanders. In new york city alone, 292 officers have been injured last week. One new York Police Officer was stabbed in the neck, two others were shot last wednesday night in brooklyn. In los angeles, 27 officers were injured during just one night of rioting. One officer suffered a fractured skull, another a broken knee. Now, on thursday, attorney general bill barr gave a briefing on the administrations efforts to end the violence. The attorney general also said that President Trump has directed him to spare no effort in seeking justice in the george floyd case. The state has filed criminal charges against the four officers and federal authorities are investigating civil rights violations. The attorney generals claiming and now has said that there is now clear evidence that extremist groups like antifa were inciting the riots. The lawlessness he said will stop. Mr. President , our Society Depends on the rule of law and the erj to has said the attorney general said it will prevail. We need social, economic, police reforms. Still none involves defunding the police. Police are civil servants, their job is difficult, their job is dangerous. They may need more resources, not fewer, as democrats across the countries are falling for defunding. Im saying they may need more. They may need more training, more resources for body cameras. More to recruit officers who match their communities. Mr. Mayor, theres much more that needs to be done, but defunding is not a part of it. We can never abandon those who protect us. Thank you, mr. President , i yield the floor. This week the house and senate will hold hearings on the federal response to the coronavirus and Law Enforcement accountability and today, at 10 a. M. Eastern, live on span, the house jewish r i Committee Hearing on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. And also at 10 a. M. Eastern live on cspan 3, Steve Mnuchin testifies before the committee on implementation of tight one on the cares act. Watch today on cspan, cspan 3, jn line at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Cspan has unfiltered coverage of coping, the white house, the Supreme Court and public events. You can watch, listen online or listen on our radio app, or through our social media feeds. Cspan crated created by americas Cable Television service and brought to you bu your provider