of police officers, they are less safe. so we needed to do the exact opposite. western sit at a table and -- we should sit at a table and finish police reform as long as police reform means we're protecting the qualified immunity and giving them more money for body cameras, training, resources and equipment. those are necessary components that keep the communities where they patrol safe along with the officers. this is not a binary choice. we have to do both to do either. and i hope the democrats wake up. i don't believe president biden is concerned with the crime, i think he's concerned with the issue of crime. we should think about americans, not politics when we're thinking about safety. maria: well, of course. and, senator, thank you for that. you're absolutely right. i know that people across the country are grateful to you for backing the blue. are the republicans united at this point? we see what's happening on the