Back the Blue: National Police Week

Floor Speech

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Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack), my good friend, for having this Special Order.

Mr. Speaker, for years our men and women in blue have endured relentless attacks by leftists who wish to see them defunded and abolished completely, incredible as it may seem, a sentiment so out of touch with reality that it is incomprehensible.

What rational person would abolish the very force, that thin blue line that prevents mayhem and murder in our society?

This incessant demonization has pushed police officers all across this great land to resign in record-breaking numbers. Why stay in a role where you are hated, you are targeted, and without the resources necessary to do your job? Especially when the past 3 years have proven that the Democratic Party actually celebrates lawlessness.

Since actions have consequences, we are watching a tsunami of crime wash over our entire Nation. Yes, the radical Democrats have sown the wind, and now we are going to reap the whirlwind and are doing so now. Between their defund the police agenda and soft-on-crime policies, the left has created a system where criminals thrive and prosper instead of law-abiding citizens.

Twenty-seven of the top thirty crime-ridden cities in the Nation are run by the Democratic Party. The crime rate in Washington, D.C., alone is up 24 percent.

America is a nation of laws, not anarchy. We need our police officers who run toward the danger and the chaos. They put their lives on the line daily and deserve our full support and utmost respect and admiration.

Today and every day, we must thank law enforcement for the courageous work that they do to keep us and our families safe. We must always back the blue.

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