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McCarthy, Jordan demand Biden's DOJ reject 'radical demands' to defund police amid crime spikes
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter Friday to speak gainst “radical demands” to defund police in major cities that are seeing crime spikes ahead of what may be a “violent summer.”
"As local law enforcement agencies brace for a difficult summer, we ask that you reject the radical demands of those who wish to weaken law enforcement by defunding the police and other tactics," they told the newly-minted attorney general. The Department of Justice (DOJ) does not have control over local decisions to reduce funding for police, which have happened in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and elsewhere. McCarthy and Jordan Letter ... by Fox NewsMore Related News