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Nadler, in primary debate, calls for more federal funds for NYPD; denies past support for police defunding
[FoxNews] Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said Tuesday night that he supports more federal funds for the New York Police Department, denying that this is inconsistent with a position he took two years ago at the height of the "defund the police" movement.In a primary debate that pitted the House Judiciary Committee chair against House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and progressive Suraj Patel, a moderator confronted Nadler over a 2020 interview he gave with a local publication in which he appeared to support defunding. Nadler insisted that is not what happened. "I did not say I favored defunding," Nadler said. "I said that I thought some resources should be shifted from the police to mental health and social services, as they were … because the cops can’t do everything, you need social services and mental health services in order to decrease crime too." Related: Jerrold Nadler: 2022-08-04 'I impeached Bush twice': Bumbling Nadler stumbles through debate opening Jerrold Nadler: 2022-08-02 Maloney, Nadler tied while Patel surges in House primary race: poll Jerrold Nadler: 2021-09-22 AOC calls for release of all Rikers inmates amid 'inhumane' jail conditions Related: Carolyn Maloney: 2022-08-04 'I impeached Bush twice': Bumbling Nadler stumbles through debate opening Carolyn Maloney: 2022-08-02 Maloney, Nadler tied while Patel surges in House primary race: poll Carolyn Maloney: 2022-04-02 House Republicans invite Hunter Biden to testify on cobalt mining, his 'expertise' on EV batteries Related: Suraj Patel: 2022-08-04 'I impeached Bush twice': Bumbling Nadler stumbles through debate opening Suraj Patel: 2022-08-02 Maloney, Nadler tied while Patel surges in House primary race: poll Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-11 |
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