Tuberville: All Senate Democrats Pounce at Chance to Distance Themselves from ‘Defund Police’ Rhetoric

‘If your city council wants to defund their police, don’t expect the federal government to make up the difference.’

‘The American taxpayers in Alabama shouldn’t have to pick up the tab for the local leaders in Oregon and Minnesota
who value the woke ‘Defund the Police’ movement over their own community’s safety.’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) gave remarks on the Senate floor in support of his amendment to the Senate Democrats’ FY 2022 budget resolution. The amendment passed with a vote of 99 to 0, signaling that Senate Democrats agree the “Defund the Police” movement is widely unpopular with the American people.

Sen. Tuberville’s remarks can be found below, and the full speech can be viewed here.

“Believe it or not, people back home actually listen to what we say up here. To some local leaders across the country, the far-Left rally cry of ‘Defund the Police’ is not just DC rhetoric. They’re acting on it.

“More than 80 percent of law enforcement in America is conducted by state and local police departments. 80 percent. These men and women are community heroes. We should invest in all of them. But local leaders across the country have decided the woke thing to do is cancel their city’s police force.

“My amendment is pretty simple. If your city council wants to defund their police, don’t expect the federal government to make up the difference. The American taxpayers in Alabama [shouldn’t] have to pick up the tab for the local leaders in Oregon and Minnesota who value the woke ‘Defund the Police’ movement over their own community’s safety.

“I call on my colleagues to support our law enforcement by voting yes for this amendment. Opposing my amendment is a vote in support of Defunding the Police and against our men and women in blue.”

Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, and HELP Committees.

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