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Rep. Jerrold Nadler (DN.Y.) said Tuesday night that he supports increased federal funding for the New York City Police Department, two years ago at the height of the “police defense” movement. He denied contradicting his position. .
In the first debate between House Judiciary Committee chairman and House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. I faced off with Nadler in a 2020 interview I did. Financing support. Nadler insisted that it never happened.
“I never said I liked defense,” Nadler said. “I said I think we need to shift some resources from the police to mental health and social services … because the police can’t do everything, they also need social services and social services to reduce crime. We need mental health services.”
The interview in question was with West Side Rag. The congressman was asked about calls at the time to withdraw or cut the New York Police Department’s budget, and whether he supported this.
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“Yes, it should certainly be cut,” Nadler said at the time. Back to talking about police budget cuts.
“We spend a lot of money on the police,” he said. “We need to drastically cut the police budget and reallocate that money where it is needed.”
Fox News reached out to Nadler’s office for comment on this, but did not immediately respond.
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Nadler gave that interview just weeks after the murder of George Floyd, who was killed by police officers during a stoppage. prompted a call for Two years later, rising crime in New York City prompted leadership, including new mayor Eric Adams, to take a tougher stance on law enforcement.
The New York congressional primary for the state’s 12th district was hot as redistricting saw Nadler run in a new district instead of his current 10th district. By facing off against Maloney, who now represents the 12th District, the Democrats are sure to lose either, if not both, of the current Commission Chairs. Nadler realized this during the debate and essentially told viewers not to vote for Patel.
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“It’s a misfortune for New York to lose a committee chairman,” he said. “Losing two commissioners is devastating.”
The New York State primary is scheduled for August 23rd.