years old was murdered by a coward and i m sorry responded to a domestic disturbance. and wilbert mora laid critically wounded in the hospital clinging to life as we speak. mayor adams ran on a platform committee platform that is tough on crime, yet since january 1st and his inauguration, will be paid by police officer shot. we ve had one more leave wounded and went critically wanted clinging to his life since we speak. and since inauguration in 19-year-old woman murdered in burger king. we had 11-month-old baby shot in the head by a stray bullet. it is seen daily that we look at the news and see people being pushed off the platforms and getting killed commute though my commuting to work. we are looking to mayor adams for answers, and i don t believe we are saying that, i don t believe we are seeing the leadership that was called for. there is no tough on crime solutions being offered.
been used to kill people in new york city, they aren t made in new york city, aren t sold in new york city. they are sold in other places. today the attorney general directed all u.s. attorneys in the united states to prioritize combatting gun trafficking across state lines and city boundaries. the justice department is sending additional prosecutorial resources to help shut down what s referred to as you all know the iron pipeline that funnels guns to shops in states like georgia and crime scenes in baltimore and philadelphia and new york and so many other places. governor, you worked with the mayor and the nypd and nine other states to create an interstate task force on illegal guns. that s the kind of leadership that s going to solve the problem. you re going to hear more about that progress. folks, the second thing i want to point out is we want to help every major city follow new york s lead, put together partnerships like this one you
enforcement and not less. it feels as though the election of eric adams gave the white house a permission slip to lean more in again. it s almost they were waiting for, yes, they won the argument but they were a little nervous where progressives were, and when eric adams won, and this is a guy that has approval ratings that are high and he s in a honeymoon period, and yet progressives are still ankle biting on him. think about what joe biden s experience is as well. his secret to winning seven statewide elections in delaware, is winning black voters and he wants to make sure it s a formula for victory. adams is a perfect illustration of what biden talked about as he recalled his own experience in
that can capture their bravery or the pain that has been inflicted on their loved ones. what i can say is that the department of justice will seek to honor detectives rivera and mora in the work we do to keep our law enforcement officers safe as we work to keep our community safe. i will now turn the program over to mayor adams. you have been listening to the president and attorney general in new york city today, and you have heard the remarks on crime. in some ways the president trying to pivot almost the entire democratic party back to a place where they think joe biden has been more comfortable in when it comes to the issue of crime. let me bring mike back in. in his polling we have seen this
for increased funding for the bureau of alcohol, tobacco & firearms and the u.s. marshals office. i m confident that we fund these programs, we ll see a reduction in violence. and the next year s budget i m also going to try to double down on this investment. i think i got a lot of partners here in new york going to help. mayor adams, you say that gun violence is a sea fed by many rivers. well, you know, i put forward a plan to dam up some of those streams. you know, you can count on me to be a partner in this. i have the united states attorney general here with me today, and we ve put together a comprehensive strategy to combat gun crime in cities like new york, philadelphia, atlanta, and many other cities, san francisco. first, we want to crack down on the flow of firearms used to commit violence. that includes taking on and shutting down rogue gun dealers.