over the issue. During a House Democratic caucus conference call Monday, House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., asked his colleagues not to get pulled into the debate over defunding.
"I want to say to all the members: please don’t let yourselves get drawn into this debate about defunding police forces," he told them, according to a House Democratic aide. He also invoked civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who said as recently as last week for everyone to keep"our eyes on the prize."
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., skirted the issue in an interview Monday on MSNBC, saying that police funding is"a local matter" and that her focus is to"change policy to make our policing more just." House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., told members during their caucus call Monday that he intends to hold a hearing Wednesday on the
Monday, according to an official readout. House Democrats plan to then mark up the bill next week, he said.
For those who are pushing the defunding of police, I hope you will be ready for the chaos that will follow. Cops aren’t paid enough for what they are willing to do for a stranger! You only see the bad cops and it’s wrong. But man show the good!
Swing, and a miss.
And yet Scalise doesn't support gun control
It’s not a movement to eliminate police
We need good police now more than ever!
You need to straighten up
Ya gotta dig a bit deeper than the headlines.
He wouldn’t have been shot if we had common sense gun laws 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Doesn’t he realize that’s the argument? He’s a White Man.
This is, of course, an extreme proposal that will not come to pass; but it might in amended form! Get the psychopaths our of the police departments across the nation! Also out of the Congress and the Supreme Court and the White House!
Thank god you were white
Democrats want zero cops zero borders
Again, missing the whole point of the movement. Have discussions with people across the aisle, with people different than you, listen don't talk. Seek to understand... Then formulate an informed opinion. If you can't do that, get out of office!!!
SteveScalise
Really glad for Rep Scalise and his family, they got a chance to be happy, but there are so many others that are not so lucky,
Scalise is a part of the failed government
anyone is really crazy for wanting to defund our police!
Those were capitol police. The only person who can defund them is him.
They are not calling for getting rid of the police, they are calling for a complete change in the police structure and stop so much taxpayer funding for a department that disrespects and murders some of its citizens. We need the police!
Had he been black and not a senator the story would have ended far differently. He is simply wrong.
He doesn’t get it much like the rest of the Republican party
When these roaches finally come out of the woodwork to say something, they couldn't be more deaf to America.
There should never be defunding! You know how many cops were murdered this week?! You know how many your dispatch to a situation and ambushed and murdered!? Cops have a split second to make a decision, assess the situation and still try to keep the public safe and him or herself
There are a lot of other people who wouldn't and will not be alive if we shut down our police! But that's the idea supported by Anarchist and criminal gangs everywhere across America. How many Americans want to be played by them? Looking at our politicians there are a few.
Even the democrats know this is a crazy idea. But they have a leftist looting problem. How to speak up against the mob?
People were panicking when the NYPD stopped doing their job a year or 2 ago, in response to cleaning up their act. Saying crime would run a muck, and you know what happened nothing, no significant increase of any crimes.
That’s an argument for defunding.
I don’t want a country without police
He also wouldn't have been shot if he'd supported gun control.
He wouldn’t have gotten shot at all had he helped pass sensible gun control measures
We understand that it look how many black lives they took look how many black lives they don't save
Crime is rampant now...defund the police, & I'm not sure if there is the proper adjective to describe what will happen.
What has he done with his miserable saved life🤔
Well..........
All the double speak and back paddling but but but we didn't mean actually defund um um um we mean taking money away from police and creating a utopia where violent criminals will have a sit down with a social worker DefundDemocrats
Defunding the police does not purge the justice system of the criminalistic beings that are working in the justice system. All justice employees must be re-evaluated & all deemed unfit for duty must be removed immediatly.
Two BLACK police officers saved his sorry life. The irony!
Because there wouldn't have been any police - ZILCH.
Rep. Scalise is just plain stupid if he thinks that 'refund the police' is about eliminating police altogether. I expect our representatives in Congress to know what they are talking about. I guess I've given them more credit than they have brains.
Sounds like another great reason to defund the police
It worked in Camden, NJ. Crime is down considerably there.
Defunding police isn’t the answer happy they were able to save his life but George Floyd wasn’t afforded the same courtesy. Reforming the police is the answer so there will never be another George Floyd. Better hiring practices including deep physiological testing is a start.
So he has Personal Motives... how weird of a politician, screw the public outcry!
THE BLACK MAN BREAKS THE LAW & MAKES THE POLICE TO USE FORCE ' YOU MAKE HIM A HERO ' ! MORE BLACK MEN WILL ' BREAK THE LAW & MAKE THE POLICE TO USE FORCE ' SO THEY CAN BECOME A HERO ' ! BLAME THE MAN BREAKS THE LAW NOT THE POLICE ! FLOYD WOULD BE ALIVE ' DIDN'T BREAK THE LAW ' !!
Defunding the police, not a wise idea. Before u do it, give me a 30 day notice so I can pack lol.
Defunding means less militarization of the police! It means more money for community outreach. There needs to be more accountability and less killing of unarmed minorities.
It seems it wasn’t traumatic enough for SteveScalise to use his victimhood as a political prop. Maybe an encore will make sure he learns his lesson?
He is. like all trump cronies, mischaracterize what they mean by defund. Deplorable people.
Another example of a police judgement error.
But $6,000,000,000. For NY city police budget. Yeahh-NO!
Wasn’t it Capitol police who were specifically there to protect this hypocrite (yeah, it’d be great to have your own personal protection service) who says that we don’t need gun control? SteveScalise
Yes let's take everything said out of context, the republicans are masters...no solution for anything just more twisting of the truth
Trump2020NowMoreThanEver
Recent events have proven the Democrats are unable to manage a city or a state. it is time how to remove Democratic Mayors and governors. His time to put people in place so I can run the cities and states and know how to handle issues. It's time to vote Republican
yes if they really do NOT mean having NO police they ought use better words it scares people, it's ridiculous there are incompetent violent people all over, however they are attracted to jobs where they get to carry a weapon and control people, screen them out get rid of them
How about putting stricter gun controls and and putting more of those funds in mental health issues.
US MUST INVEST IN EXTENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, TRAINING, & BODY CAMERAS FOR ALL POLICE...! Best Get a Referendum that Requires Psychological Testing, Taxes, Military Service...Deep, Thorough Vetting...Present as Public Knowledge, Prior to Elections of US GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS!
Wasn’t it prayers that saved him?!
While not helping with gun legislation while telling stories about being shot. What is it with this guy?
Here NBC is supporting the spread of fake information for clicks. They should have stated that that he is lying about what “defund the police” means. And now many of your readers are misinformed, too. Great job making Journalism great again.
what a mistake that was
alaskarebel He wouldn’t have been shot if there were background checks and reasonable gun legislation....
The GOP are the ones perpetuating this bologna so I’m sure he’s “outraged”. So much so that I’m sure he and others will be talking about it for months after it’s not even a thing
Republicons talk about defunding education, social security & Medicare but are appalled at the idea of doing the same to police and military... They know we wouldn't need as much funding for police & military if we had an educated society that took care of it's people.
Privilege speaks a different language always 🤨 how many times has he been pulled over ?
Pigs murder 1000 people every year.
They aren’t saying get rid of. Ask your constituents,,they exactly what it means.
Rep. Scalise and other right wing racist who are victims, requiring victims of police brutality and racism to pay the police for victimized them. Defunding that police budget that pay for police brutality and racism, is not the entire police budget.
When they showed up, did the officers start beating bystanders at the baseball field?
Why don't they seek to understand what this would mean before categorically denouncing it. Pretty sad that our country's ldrship isn't interested in even participating in the conversation. Seek to understand!
So we defunded to late is the take from the article? Asking for a friend 😏
SteveScalise not even the same argument. Cops dressed out as 'paramilitary' did not save you life that day. Regular rank file did & no one is saying they should be defunded. And on a side note, you & the GOP defund education all day long. Look at the state legislature you left
Some of the people who have died in riots. Say their names
not the point he thinks he's making
About that being alive bit, two officers who 'saved' him were black. And this hypocrite and his fellow henchmen want to take away their rights.
You have to understand, why would you want to fully support people, who pick and choose the ones THEY want to help?
this is easy. All of the politicians that want to defund the police should forfeit their security detail effective immediately. We'll chat with you in 6 months and see how its going. In the mean time. How many people die in police custody every year? All people.
They didn't use a tank. They didn't use tear gas. Flash bangs. Probably didn't even need tactical gear/weapons at all. Defunding does not eliminate the police. It creates smaller, demilitarized, more-community-responsible units, free of union interference. Read something.
If the police had been defunded and restructured like there are calls for, there would have been funding for agencies that may have helped a nut job with his mental issues and there not have been a shooting at all.
He was by nra he should defund that
Defund Police inexpert juveniles purport to know what resources a police dept needs without ever having managed a police dept. Police uphold law & order in free societies. Reducing law & order would be halfwitted.
Again, just Republican reaction but nothing proactive. Their response to racism coupled with bad policing is to use tear gas and rubber BULLETS against peaceful Americans exercising their 1st right. How can anybody vote for a Republican this time around.
Fun fact: The opposite is true for far too many people to list in a tweet.
That argument will be seen by the left as bolstering their position. The left must be eliminated in November.
that is too bad about how those officers saved him. one of them was a lesbian. he is a homophobic used trash bag.
police officers are doing the jobs that is dangerous & combating criminals who are well funded dont tie their hands
This is what I'm saying. The messaging 'defund police' followed by 'well, what we meant by that was' is ineffective and does more harm than good to the BLM movement. If BLM leadership mean 'retrain the police' then that's what they should have said to begin with.
I am not well-versed in the topic of defunding the police, but I’m fairly certain it doesn’t mean doing away with all the police. But that wouldn’t rile up the base, so I get it.
I’m wondering if Scalise realizes that he is partly responsible for what’s happening in America. He’s a Republican who kept Donald Trump in office.
Lives matter to you or just your own? Fund healthcare! SteveScalise
Trump cronyism.
Willful misdirection and stupidity. Every single person with their racist panties in a wad know full well that defunding police departments doesn't equate to abolishing police all together. But... such is the stupidity of the GOP HouseGOP SenateGOP SteveScalise
what if instead of buying police military equipment and riot gear we spent money on helping the mentally ill like this shooter?
It's all lies. It is not Dem policy to defund but to reform. Like Trump-all lies.
You think he would also support gun legislation to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous people? 🤔 but no, just GOP talking points.
He wouldn't have been shot if their weren't such a proliferation of guns....
Anecdotal evidence
Is that debatable?
'Defund' is a term describing an unrealistic overreaction. It's easy to point at the most extreme views and play politics rather than work to find a practical solution… 1/2
He's either too stupid to be in office or he's using bad wording to divide us. Let's rename the slogan in other words let's restructure it cause that slogan will have trump base all riled up.
I sure hope the conversation can quickly get more sophisticated than the phrase 'Defund the Police.' We are talking about expanding the possibilities for community safety. Police force is not a fix for all of a community's needs. This is a truly exciting idea for ALL to consider.
Please..... we are not all idiots.
BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are investigating after four people were shot during a dispute in Brooklyn Monday night Defund the police see what will happen next
exactly. the police saved a powerful white man and kills hundreds of unarmed black men. The system works for him, as he and his pals designed it
Camden NJ.
Did someone remind him he’s white.
The idea is not to remove police Stevie wonderful. It’s to shut down the brutality and fear the current system presents. And replace it with something that works a lot better for everyone. If you need your current police system, you failed at governing your country.
Sad that people refuse to understand that defunding the police is ending militarization of police and rebuilding US policing in a way that police actively work for and with all community's. Reforms haven't worked the entire system needs be be torn down and rebuilt.
Yep repubicans have a new talking point. Democrats have handed republicans something to twist into something they think they can use...it won't help them.
Well JoeBiden doesn’t want to defund the police either SteveScaliseGOP There is something Dems and GOP agree on. votevets votolatino AARP NAACP
Defunding does not mean eliminate. Prioritizing and reviewing effective role and methods of law enforcement should be the goal. Should include better pay and training. Accountability is key for all of us.
I don't think people understand that defunding isn't the same as abolishing.
TOO BAD
He wouldn't have been shot if we had gun reform.
Maybe use another example?
Defund doesn’t mean disband. The law enforcement agencies certainly are a law unto themselves. There must be a huge amount of waste, duplication and corruption that can be addressed.
Scalise needs to actually get INFORMED on what the term defund actually means. Educate yourself. scalise educateyourself Defund
And a lot of American's brown, black and every other color would not be dead if police were not allowed to murder American's.
No, it COULDN'T be the guy with the gun was the problem.
I don’t think so! They didn’t do a darn thing
Which shows he doesn't listen and is ONLY capable of spewing party talking points. The GOP is a lost cause.
It was a skilled medical team who 'saved' Scalise, not the police. If they had been vigilant, he never would have been shot in the first place.
He should have also mentioned one of those officers were gay. I bring that up because Scalise is one of the most anti gay and homophobic congressman in Washington! Pity things didn’t turn out different if you know what I mean
Just rebrand 'Defund the police' to 'Reform the police' and everything will be alright.
These guys are missing the point. Defund does not accurately describe the effort. Shift resources to health care, schools, housing, mental health. This reduces crime. Therefore, not the high need for cops to intervene in these issues and focus on community policing.
SteveScalise is a white nationalist... One would think that his near-death experience would have given him a different perspective, but evidently, it has not... He still thinks mass shootings are okay, and he supports BunkerBoy, who acts like he's the grand wizard...
Another nitwit that doesn't know what defund means. My goodness....
And his being alive helps how?
'DEFUNDNG' MEANS INSTEAD OF SENDING COPS AFTER CRAZY PEOPLE YOU SEND COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH 2 YEARS OF EDUCATION AND A WILLINGNESS TO NOT LET YOU DIE.
Well George Floyd and black men to come would be ALIVE if action taken
Scalise should have been a casualty
Well, it was a good thing he was a White Male.
your point?
You gotta be fucking kidding me.
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