http://democraticleader.house.gov"The Police chiefs are right: Severe Republican funding cutbacks to local law enforcement and the COPS program have led to increase crime."The Bush Administration,through the Deputy Attorney General,today admitted that 'there are many needs and desires on part of law enforcemnt that we have not been able to serve well"
"In fact,the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress have cut $2.2 billion from state and local law enforcement since 2001-a 46 percent decrease from 2001."The American people have seen firsthand the results. Last year,murders rose 4.8 percent,the largest increase in 15 years."
"The police cheifs know what all Americans know.We most fight crime by putting cops on the streets,not eliminating their positions as the Bush Administration and Republicans have done.Democrats have fought-and will continue to fight-tofund COPS and put cops back on the beat. Its Time for a new direction for America."