Crime Is Costing Democrats Millions

Democrats are spending millions of dollars to fund the police after years of relentless attacks from Republicans claiming the party is soft on crime.

After months of negotiations within their caucus to reach a deal, House Democrats passed a four-bill criminal justice package Thursday worth millions of dollars to bolster the budgets of small local police departments around the country.

Together, the legislation would introduce millions in officer safety, de-escalation, and domestic violence response training; provide grants for small departments to recruit new officers alongside retention bonuses to keep existing officers; investments for officers pursuing graduate degrees in public health, social work, and mental health, and additional funding to allow police departments to fund mental health resources for their officers.